Feather (disambiguation)

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Feathers are epidermal growths which form an outer covering on birds and some dinosaurs.

Feather may also refer to:

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[edit] Organizations

[edit] Science and technology

  • Feather, an incision in diamonds affecting diamond clarity
  • The industry term for the microscopic teeth on a knife
  • The NATO reporting name of the Yakovlev Yak-17 fighter aircraft
  • The minimum drag position of an aircraft propeller, see feathering

[edit] Medicine and biology

  • Feathered dinosaurs, dinosaurs that had feathers, probably the ancestors of birds
  • Feathering (horse), properly called "Feather" on some breeds, long hair growing over the lower leg and fetlocks of horses

[edit] Art, culture and entertainment

[edit] People

  • Vic Feather (1908–1976), former General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress in Great Britain, 1969–1973
  • Leonard Feather (1914–1994), jazz writer and producer
  • Lorraine Feather (born 1948), lyricist/songwriter, and the daughter of Leonard Feather

[edit] See also


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