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feathering

verb
  1. To cover or furnish with feathers.

  2. To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.

    "The stylist feathered my hair."

  3. To rotate the oars while they are out of the water to reduce wind resistance.

noun
  1. Plumage.

  2. A feathered texture.

  3. The fitting of feathers to arrows.

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