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feather

noun
feather pronunciation English ˈfeðə(r) feather pronunciation American ˈfeðər
 
one of the many soft light parts covering a bird's bodya peacock feathera feather pillow (= one containing feathers)
Idioms

a feather in your cap

an action that you can be proud of
This idiom comes from the Native American custom of giving a feather to somebody who had been very brave in battle.
more at birds of a feather (flock together) at bird, you could have knocked me down with a feather at knock verb, ruffle somebody's/a few feathers at ruffle verb, smooth somebody's ruffled feathers at smooth verb