Feather

Morpheme

Feather

Type

free base

Denotation

epidermal growths on birds

Etymology

Middle English feþer; Old English feþer, feðer

Evidence

befeather, defeather, feather, featherback, featherbed, featherbone, feathercoat, feathered, featherer, featherier, featheriest, featheriness, feathering, featherless, featherlike, featherpate, feathers, feathersome, featherstitch, feathertail, feathery, protofeather, tailfeather