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feather-edged — … Useful english dictionary
feather-edge — /ˈfɛðər ɛdʒ/ (say fedhuhr ej) noun 1. an edge which thins out like a feather. 2. the thinner edge of a wedge shaped board or plank. –feather edged, adjective …
Flight feather — Flight feathers are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges (singular remex) while those on the tail are called rectrices (singular rectrix).… … Wikipedia
Sharp-shinned Hawk — Taxobox name = Sharp shinned Hawk status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Sharp shinned Hawk (nominate group). regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Accipiter species … Wikipedia
Weatherboard — Weath er*board , n. 1. (Naut.) (a) That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side. (b) A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) (Arch.) A board extending from the ridge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orange, Connecticut — Town Orange Town Hall … Wikipedia
Weatherboarding — is the cladding or ‘siding’ of a house consisting of long thin timber boards that overlap one another, either vertically or horizontally on the outside of the wall. They are usually of rectangular section with parallel sides. Some horizontal… … Wikipedia
Safavid art — refers to art in Persia (Iran) during the dynasty of the same name (1501 1722), a high point for the art of the book and architecture; other art at the time included ceramics, metal and glass. While of course nourished by Persian culture, the… … Wikipedia
Clement Weaver-Daniel Howland House — See also: List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island Clement Weaver Daniel Howland House U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called passerine or perching bird any… … Universalium
