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Feath"er-heeled` (?), a. Light-
heeled; gay; frisky; frolicsome. [Colloq.]

Feath"er*i*ness (?), n. The state
or condition of being feathery.

Feath"er*ing, n. 1.
(Arch.) Same as Foliation.

2. The act of turning the blade of the oar,
as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather,
v. t.

3. A covering of feathers.

Feathering float (Naut.), the float
or paddle of a feathering wheel. -- Feathering
screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when
the vessel is moving under sail alone. -- Feathering
wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and
leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on the water in the
descent and lifting water in the ascent.


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