Fatah Revolutionary Council
         n 1: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that
               split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks
               in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered
               the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
               [syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal
               Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black
               September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
               Muslims}]

English Dictionary: featherbrained	by the DICT Development Group
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Father Brown n a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton
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father figure n a man who takes over all the functions of the real father Synonym(s): father figure, father surrogate
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Father of Radio n United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) Synonym(s): De Forest, Lee De Forest, Father of Radio
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Father of the Church n (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom Synonym(s): Church Father, Father of the Church, Father
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Father of the Submarine n American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) Synonym(s): Bushnell, David Bushnell, Father of the Submarine
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father-figure n a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically
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feather ball n a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico Synonym(s): feather ball, Mammillaria plumosa
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feather bed n a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: feather bed, featherbed]
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feather boa n a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur [syn: {feather boa}, boa]
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feather palm n palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves
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feather-foil n a plant of the genus Hottonia [syn: featherfoil, feather-foil]
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featherbed n a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: feather bed, featherbed] v treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" Synonym(s): pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge hire more workers than are necessary
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featherbedding n the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
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featherbrained adj lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" Synonym(s): airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly
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featherfoil n a plant of the genus Hottonia [syn: featherfoil, feather-foil]
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feature film n the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" Synonym(s): feature, feature film
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feature of speech n (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind Synonym(s): feature of speech, feature
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fetter bone n the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: pastern, fetter bone]
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fetter bush n showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel Synonym(s): fetterbush, fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida
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fetterbush n ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers Synonym(s): fetterbush, mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel Synonym(s): fetterbush, fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida
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foot traffic n people coming and going on foot [syn: pedestrian traffic, foot traffic]
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future perfect n a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect" Synonym(s): future perfect, future perfect tense
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future perfect tense n a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect" Synonym(s): future perfect, future perfect tense
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future progressive n a progressive tense used to express action that will be on- going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of the future progressive" Synonym(s): future progressive, future progressive tense
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future progressive tense n a progressive tense used to express action that will be on- going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of the future progressive" Synonym(s): future progressive, future progressive tense
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Father \Fa"ther\, n. [OE. fader, AS. f[91]der; akin to OS.       fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. Fa[?]ir Sw. &       Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?], Skr.       pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[be] protect. [?][?][?],[?][?][?]. Cf.       {Papa}, {Paternal}, {Patriot}, {Potential}, {Pablum}.]       1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a             generator; a male parent.                         A wise son maketh a glad father.         --Prov. x. 1.          2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor;             especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or             family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.                         David slept with his fathers.            --1 Kings ii.                                                                               10.                         Abraham, who is the father of us all. --Rom. iv. 16.          3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance,             affetionate care, counsel, or protection.                         I was a father to the poor.               --Job xxix.                                                                               16.                         He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all                      his house.                                          --Gen. xiv. 8.          4. A respectful mode of address to an old man.                         And Joash the king og Israel came down unto him                      [Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!                                                                               --2 Kings                                                                               xiii. 14.          5. A senator of ancient Rome.          6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a             confessor (called also {father confessor}), or a priest;             also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a             legislative assembly, etc.                         Bless you, good father friar !            --Shak.          7. One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first             centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as             the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.          8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a             producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any             art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or             teacher.                         The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.                                                                               --Gen. iv. 21.                         Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. --Shak.                         The father of good news.                     --Shak.          9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first             person in the Trinity.                         Our Father, which art in heaven.         --Matt. vi. 9.                         Now had the almighty Father from above . . . Bent                      down his eye.                                    --Milton.          {Adoptive father}, one who adopts the child of another,             treating it as his own.          {Apostolic father}, {Conscript fathers, etc.} See under             {Apostolic}, {Conscript}, etc.          {Father in God}, a title given to bishops.          {Father of lies}, the Devil.          {Father of the bar}, the oldest practitioner at the bar.          {Fathers of the city}, the aldermen.          {Father of the Faithful}.             (a) Abraham. --Rom. iv. --Gal. iii. 6-9.             (b) Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors.          {Father of the house}, the member of a legislative body who             has had the longest continuous service.          {Most Reverend Father in God}, a title given to archbishops             and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and             York.          {Natural father}, the father of an illegitimate child.          {Putative father}, one who is presumed to be the father of an             illegitimate child; the supposed father.          {Spiritual father}.             (a) A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in                   leading a soul to God.             (b) (R. C. Ch.) A priest who hears confession in the                   sacrament of penance.          {The Holy Father} (R. C. Ch.), the pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Father \Fa"ther\, n. [OE. fader, AS. f[91]der; akin to OS.       fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. Fa[?]ir Sw. &       Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?], Skr.       pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[be] protect. [?][?][?],[?][?][?]. Cf.       {Papa}, {Paternal}, {Patriot}, {Potential}, {Pablum}.]       1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a             generator; a male parent.                         A wise son maketh a glad father.         --Prov. x. 1.          2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor;             especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or             family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.                         David slept with his fathers.            --1 Kings ii.                                                                               10.                         Abraham, who is the father of us all. --Rom. iv. 16.          3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance,             affetionate care, counsel, or protection.                         I was a father to the poor.               --Job xxix.                                                                               16.                         He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all                      his house.                                          --Gen. xiv. 8.          4. A respectful mode of address to an old man.                         And Joash the king og Israel came down unto him                      [Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!                                                                               --2 Kings                                                                               xiii. 14.          5. A senator of ancient Rome.          6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a             confessor (called also {father confessor}), or a priest;             also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a             legislative assembly, etc.                         Bless you, good father friar !            --Shak.          7. One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first             centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as             the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.          8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a             producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any             art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or             teacher.                         The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.                                                                               --Gen. iv. 21.                         Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. --Shak.                         The father of good news.                     --Shak.          9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first             person in the Trinity.                         Our Father, which art in heaven.         --Matt. vi. 9.                         Now had the almighty Father from above . . . Bent                      down his eye.                                    --Milton.          {Adoptive father}, one who adopts the child of another,             treating it as his own.          {Apostolic father}, {Conscript fathers, etc.} See under             {Apostolic}, {Conscript}, etc.          {Father in God}, a title given to bishops.          {Father of lies}, the Devil.          {Father of the bar}, the oldest practitioner at the bar.          {Fathers of the city}, the aldermen.          {Father of the Faithful}.             (a) Abraham. --Rom. iv. --Gal. iii. 6-9.             (b) Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors.          {Father of the house}, the member of a legislative body who             has had the longest continuous service.          {Most Reverend Father in God}, a title given to archbishops             and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and             York.          {Natural father}, the father of an illegitimate child.          {Putative father}, one who is presumed to be the father of an             illegitimate child; the supposed father.          {Spiritual father}.             (a) A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in                   leading a soul to God.             (b) (R. C. Ch.) A priest who hears confession in the                   sacrament of penance.          {The Holy Father} (R. C. Ch.), the pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Father \Fa"ther\, n. [OE. fader, AS. f[91]der; akin to OS.       fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. Fa[?]ir Sw. &       Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?], Skr.       pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[be] protect. [?][?][?],[?][?][?]. Cf.       {Papa}, {Paternal}, {Patriot}, {Potential}, {Pablum}.]       1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a             generator; a male parent.                         A wise son maketh a glad father.         --Prov. x. 1.          2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor;             especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or             family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.                         David slept with his fathers.            --1 Kings ii.                                                                               10.                         Abraham, who is the father of us all. --Rom. iv. 16.          3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance,             affetionate care, counsel, or protection.                         I was a father to the poor.               --Job xxix.                                                                               16.                         He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all                      his house.                                          --Gen. xiv. 8.          4. A respectful mode of address to an old man.                         And Joash the king og Israel came down unto him                      [Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!                                                                               --2 Kings                                                                               xiii. 14.          5. A senator of ancient Rome.          6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a             confessor (called also {father confessor}), or a priest;             also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a             legislative assembly, etc.                         Bless you, good father friar !            --Shak.          7. One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first             centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as             the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.          8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a             producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any             art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or             teacher.                         The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.                                                                               --Gen. iv. 21.                         Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. --Shak.                         The father of good news.                     --Shak.          9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first             person in the Trinity.                         Our Father, which art in heaven.         --Matt. vi. 9.                         Now had the almighty Father from above . . . Bent                      down his eye.                                    --Milton.          {Adoptive father}, one who adopts the child of another,             treating it as his own.          {Apostolic father}, {Conscript fathers, etc.} See under             {Apostolic}, {Conscript}, etc.          {Father in God}, a title given to bishops.          {Father of lies}, the Devil.          {Father of the bar}, the oldest practitioner at the bar.          {Fathers of the city}, the aldermen.          {Father of the Faithful}.             (a) Abraham. --Rom. iv. --Gal. iii. 6-9.             (b) Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors.          {Father of the house}, the member of a legislative body who             has had the longest continuous service.          {Most Reverend Father in God}, a title given to archbishops             and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and             York.          {Natural father}, the father of an illegitimate child.          {Putative father}, one who is presumed to be the father of an             illegitimate child; the supposed father.          {Spiritual father}.             (a) A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in                   leading a soul to God.             (b) (R. C. Ch.) A priest who hears confession in the                   sacrament of penance.          {The Holy Father} (R. C. Ch.), the pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Father \Fa"ther\, n. [OE. fader, AS. f[91]der; akin to OS.       fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. Fa[?]ir Sw. &       Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?], Skr.       pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[be] protect. [?][?][?],[?][?][?]. Cf.       {Papa}, {Paternal}, {Patriot}, {Potential}, {Pablum}.]       1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a             generator; a male parent.                         A wise son maketh a glad father.         --Prov. x. 1.          2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor;             especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or             family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.                         David slept with his fathers.            --1 Kings ii.                                                                               10.                         Abraham, who is the father of us all. --Rom. iv. 16.          3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance,             affetionate care, counsel, or protection.                         I was a father to the poor.               --Job xxix.                                                                               16.                         He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all                      his house.                                          --Gen. xiv. 8.          4. A respectful mode of address to an old man.                         And Joash the king og Israel came down unto him                      [Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!                                                                               --2 Kings                                                                               xiii. 14.          5. A senator of ancient Rome.          6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a             confessor (called also {father confessor}), or a priest;             also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a             legislative assembly, etc.                         Bless you, good father friar !            --Shak.          7. One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first             centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as             the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.          8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a             producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any             art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or             teacher.                         The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.                                                                               --Gen. iv. 21.                         Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. --Shak.                         The father of good news.                     --Shak.          9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first             person in the Trinity.                         Our Father, which art in heaven.         --Matt. vi. 9.                         Now had the almighty Father from above . . . Bent                      down his eye.                                    --Milton.          {Adoptive father}, one who adopts the child of another,             treating it as his own.          {Apostolic father}, {Conscript fathers, etc.} See under             {Apostolic}, {Conscript}, etc.          {Father in God}, a title given to bishops.          {Father of lies}, the Devil.          {Father of the bar}, the oldest practitioner at the bar.          {Fathers of the city}, the aldermen.          {Father of the Faithful}.             (a) Abraham. --Rom. iv. --Gal. iii. 6-9.             (b) Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors.          {Father of the house}, the member of a legislative body who             has had the longest continuous service.          {Most Reverend Father in God}, a title given to archbishops             and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and             York.          {Natural father}, the father of an illegitimate child.          {Putative father}, one who is presumed to be the father of an             illegitimate child; the supposed father.          {Spiritual father}.             (a) A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in                   leading a soul to God.             (b) (R. C. Ch.) A priest who hears confession in the                   sacrament of penance.          {The Holy Father} (R. C. Ch.), the pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feather \Feath"er\, n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[?]der; akin to D.       veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[94][?]r, Sw.       fj[84]der, Dan. fj[91]der, Gr. [?] wing, feather, [?] to fly,       Skr. pattra wing, feathr, pat to fly, and prob. to L. penna       feather, wing. [root]76, 248. Cf. {Pen} a feather.]       1. One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds,             belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down.          Note: An ordinary feather consists of the quill or hollow                basal part of the stem; the shaft or rachis, forming                the upper, solid part of the stem; the vanes or webs,                implanted on the rachis and consisting of a series of                slender lamin[91] or barbs, which usually bear                barbicels and interlocking hooks by which they are                fastened together. See {Down}, {Quill}, {Plumage}.          2. Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase,             [bd]Birds of a feather,[b8] that is, of the same species.             [R.]                         I am not of that feather to shake off My friend when                      he must need me.                                 --Shak.          3. The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some             other dogs.          4. A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse.          5. One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.          6. (Mach. & Carp.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin             from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in             another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise             but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.          7. A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts             of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone, to rend the             stone. --Knight.          8. The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float,             with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or             enters the water.          Note: Feather is used adjectively or in combination, meaning                composed of, or resembling, a feather or feathers; as,                feather fan, feather-heeled, feather duster.          {Feather alum} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of alumina,             resulting from volcanic action, and from the decomposition             of iron pyrites; -- called also {halotrichite}. --Ure.          {Feather bed}, a bed filled with feathers.          {Feather driver}, one who prepares feathers by beating.          {Feather duster}, a dusting brush of feathers.          {Feather flower}, an artifical flower made of feathers, for             ladies' headdresses, and other ornamental purposes.          {Feather grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa pennata})             which has a long feathery awn rising from one of the             chaffy scales which inclose the grain.          {Feather maker}, one who makes plumes, etc., of feathers,             real or artificial.          {Feather ore} (Min.), a sulphide of antimony and lead,             sometimes found in capillary forms and like a cobweb, but             also massive. It is a variety of Jamesonite.          {Feather shot}, [or] {Feathered shot} (Metal.), copper             granulated by pouring into cold water. --Raymond.          {Feather spray} (Naut.), the spray thrown up, like pairs of             feathers, by the cutwater of a fast-moving vessel.          {Feather star}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Comatula}.          {Feather weight}. (Racing)             (a) Scrupulously exact weight, so that a feather would                   turn the scale, when a jockey is weighed or weighted.             (b) The lightest weight that can be put on the back of a                   horse in racing. --Youatt.             (c) In wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the                   lightest of the classes into which contestants are                   divided; -- in contradistinction to {light weight},                   {middle weight}, and {heavy weight}.          {A feather in the cap} an honour, trophy, or mark of             distinction. [Colloq.]          {To be in full feather}, to be in full dress or in one's best             clothes. [Collog.]          {To be in high feather}, to be in high spirits. [Collog.]          {To cut a feather}.             (a) (Naut.) To make the water foam in moving; in allusion                   to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows.             (b) To make one's self conspicuous. [Colloq.]          {To show the white feather}, to betray cowardice, -- a white             feather in the tail of a cock being considered an             indication that he is not of the true game breed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feather \Feath"er\, n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[?]der; akin to D.       veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[94][?]r, Sw.       fj[84]der, Dan. fj[91]der, Gr. [?] wing, feather, [?] to fly,       Skr. pattra wing, feathr, pat to fly, and prob. to L. penna       feather, wing. [root]76, 248. Cf. {Pen} a feather.]       1. One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds,             belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down.          Note: An ordinary feather consists of the quill or hollow                basal part of the stem; the shaft or rachis, forming                the upper, solid part of the stem; the vanes or webs,                implanted on the rachis and consisting of a series of                slender lamin[91] or barbs, which usually bear                barbicels and interlocking hooks by which they are                fastened together. See {Down}, {Quill}, {Plumage}.          2. Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase,             [bd]Birds of a feather,[b8] that is, of the same species.             [R.]                         I am not of that feather to shake off My friend when                      he must need me.                                 --Shak.          3. The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some             other dogs.          4. A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse.          5. One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.          6. (Mach. & Carp.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin             from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in             another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise             but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.          7. A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts             of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone, to rend the             stone. --Knight.          8. The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float,             with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or             enters the water.          Note: Feather is used adjectively or in combination, meaning                composed of, or resembling, a feather or feathers; as,                feather fan, feather-heeled, feather duster.          {Feather alum} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of alumina,             resulting from volcanic action, and from the decomposition             of iron pyrites; -- called also {halotrichite}. --Ure.          {Feather bed}, a bed filled with feathers.          {Feather driver}, one who prepares feathers by beating.          {Feather duster}, a dusting brush of feathers.          {Feather flower}, an artifical flower made of feathers, for             ladies' headdresses, and other ornamental purposes.          {Feather grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa pennata})             which has a long feathery awn rising from one of the             chaffy scales which inclose the grain.          {Feather maker}, one who makes plumes, etc., of feathers,             real or artificial.          {Feather ore} (Min.), a sulphide of antimony and lead,             sometimes found in capillary forms and like a cobweb, but             also massive. It is a variety of Jamesonite.          {Feather shot}, [or] {Feathered shot} (Metal.), copper             granulated by pouring into cold water. --Raymond.          {Feather spray} (Naut.), the spray thrown up, like pairs of             feathers, by the cutwater of a fast-moving vessel.          {Feather star}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Comatula}.          {Feather weight}. (Racing)             (a) Scrupulously exact weight, so that a feather would                   turn the scale, when a jockey is weighed or weighted.             (b) The lightest weight that can be put on the back of a                   horse in racing. --Youatt.             (c) In wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the                   lightest of the classes into which contestants are                   divided; -- in contradistinction to {light weight},                   {middle weight}, and {heavy weight}.          {A feather in the cap} an honour, trophy, or mark of             distinction. [Colloq.]          {To be in full feather}, to be in full dress or in one's best             clothes. [Collog.]          {To be in high feather}, to be in high spirits. [Collog.]          {To cut a feather}.             (a) (Naut.) To make the water foam in moving; in allusion                   to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows.             (b) To make one's self conspicuous. [Colloq.]          {To show the white feather}, to betray cowardice, -- a white             feather in the tail of a cock being considered an             indication that he is not of the true game breed.
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Featherbone \Feath"er*bone`\, n.       A substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of geese and       turkeys.
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Feather-brained \Feath"er-brained/\, a.       Giddy; frivolous; feather-headed. [Colloq.]
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Feather-few \Feath"er-few/\, n. (Bot.)       Feverfew.
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Feather-foil \Feath"er-foil`\, n. [Feather + foil a leaf.]       (Bot.)       An aquatic plant ({Hottonia palustris}), having finely       divided leaves.
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Feather-pated \Feath"er-pat"ed\, a.       Feather-headed; frivolous. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Feather-veined \Feath"er-veined`\, a. (Bot.)       Having the veins (of a leaf) diverging from the two sides of       a midrib.
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Footrope \Foot"rope`\, n. (Aut.)       (a) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when             reefing or furling; -- formerly called a {horse}.       (b) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a             sail is sewed.
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Futurable \Fu"tur*a*ble\ (?; 135), a.       Capable of being future; possible to occur. [R.]                   Not only to things future, but futurable. --Fuller.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FutureBasic          A {BASIC} compiler for the {Macintosh}.          {(http://www.stazsoftware.com/futurebasic/)}.          [Summary?   Version?]          (2002-08-28)