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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.


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