feathering
3
7.8
- noun
- /ˈfɛðərɪŋ/
- Jargon
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feathering
- The bird—that plump thing with such an orange beak, the iridescent black feathering—swooped around the house.
Examples
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By feathering the oar, she was able to glide smoothly through the water without resistance.
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The rower practiced feathering the oar blade between strokes to improve efficiency on the water.
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The feathering turns up into the two points, or ears, on the top of the head.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then go to Select > Similar to ensure that 100% of the black in the image is selected. No feathering, please.
Academic text (2007) -
If feathering is needed, feather the selection before filling with black.
Academic text (1999) -
There has never been any feathering of nests.
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But when I use this the feathering doesn't happen so I mean that's a problem.
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I don't so much like all the feathering on the neckline.
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A small, soft-edged brush will produce less feathering, and a large brush more feathering, and this gives the opportunity to vary the degree of feathering for different parts of the selection border.
Academic text (1999) -
A subtle feathered border can be generated in the computer by making a narrow selection all around the inside of the image's edge and adding a large feathering.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
10
8.2
The turning of an oar blade parallel to the water between strokes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Feathering comes from the common word feather, which means 'the soft part of a bird'. In rowing, to feather an oar is to turn the blade edge-first so it moves through the air like a feather, which makes less wind resistance and helps the boat move more smoothly.