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Soft, fine feather, sometimes under larger feathers
The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized
Down_feather
Body-covering structure of birds
of feather: vaned feathers which cover the exterior of the body, and down feathers which are underneath the vaned feathers. The pennaceous feathers are
Feather
Dinosaur with feathers
dinosaur species also possessed feathers or feather-like structures in some shape or form. The extent to which feathers or feather-like structures were present
Feathered_dinosaur
Quilted, padded jacket
goose feathers. Air pockets created by the bulk of the feathers allow for the retention of warm air. The term down jacket is named after down feather, which
Down_jacket
Topics referred to by the same term
takes place Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing Downland, a type of hill Down may also refer to: County Down, Northern Ireland
Down
Type of bedding
English, is a type of bedding consisting of a soft flat bag filled with down, feathers, wool, cotton, silk, or a synthetic alternative, and is typically protected
Duvet
North American mythological character
Parotsokitapitsi, an unknown bird species, to take revenge on the Sky-Down-feather-Brothers for killing his grandson. This myth also involves Coyote discovering
Coyote_(mythology)
Non-downy feather with vanes composed of many interlocking barbules
pennaceous feather is a type of feather present in most modern birds and in some other species of maniraptoriform dinosaurs. A pennaceous feather has a stalk
Pennaceous_feather
Maladaptive, behavioural disorder commonly seen in captive birds
Feather-plucking, sometimes termed feather-picking, feather damaging behaviour or pterotillomania, is a maladaptive, behavioural disorder commonly seen
Feather-plucking
Keratin growth process occurring in the epidermal layer of the birds skin
there are six different types of feathers: contour, flight, down, filoplumes, semiplumes, and bristle feathers. Feathers were not originally meant for flight
Feather_development
Down feather garment trim
of down feather trimming. Although it takes its name from the marabou stork whose undertail down once provided the feathers, white turkey feathers have
Marabou_(fashion)
actively. down Also, down feathers or plumulaceous feathers. The down of birds—their plumulaceous feathers, as opposed to pennaceous feathers—are a layer
Glossary_of_bird_terms
International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory, is a facility based in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in testing down and feathers. It tests filled
International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory
International_Down_and_Feather_Testing_Laboratory
Type of bedding
mattress, with material such as straw, chaff, horsehair, coarse wool or down feathers, and less commonly, leaves, grass, reeds, bracken, or seaweed. The whole
Tick_mattress
Sports organization
polymer on one side. Steve Williams began the championship with regular down feather pillows weighing 3.5 lb (1.6 kg), though found that fighters struggled
Pillow_Fight_Championship
Minimization of heat transfer
down feathers and fleece. The air-trapping property is also the insulation principle employed by homeothermic animals to stay warm, for example down feathers
Thermal_insulation
Extinct order of flying reptiles
branching down feathers. These may be homologous to the down feathers found on both avian and some non-avian dinosaurs, suggesting that early feathers evolved
Pterosaur
Maintenance behaviour of birds
beak to position feathers, interlock feather barbules that have become separated, clean plumage, and keep ectoparasites in check. Feathers contribute significantly
Preening
Order of birds
woodpeckers. The jacamars aside, Piciformes do not have down feathers at any age, only true feathers. They range in size from the rufous piculet at 8 centimetres
Piciformes
Species of bird
gallbladder, powder down, suppressed cloudy-layer (which precludes the display of blue and green structural colours), and facial feathers covering the sides
Cockatiel
Species of North American bird
their down feathers in order to retain warm air next to their body. The down feathers are small and hairlike at the base of each flight feather. The legs
Northern_cardinal
Common name for a bird
goose that humans have domesticated and kept for their meat, eggs, or down feathers, or as companion animals. Domestic geese have been derived through selective
Domestic_goose
Form of public torture and humiliation
Tarring and feathering is a form of public torture where a victim is stripped naked (or to the waist), wood tar is either poured or painted onto them,
Tarring_and_feathering
Brand name of fabric softener produced by Procter & Gamble
most recent television commercial features the Backstreet Boys.[as of?] Down feather Downey Dyer, Davis; Dalzell, Frederick; Olegario, Rowena (2004). Rising
Downy
Species of bird in North and Central America
complete molt, except for the retention in some individuals of a few down feathers under the wing. Appearance in autumn and winter of the first basic plumage
Red-winged_blackbird
2023 single by Sabrina Carpenter
"Feather" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from Emails I Can't Send Fwd, the 2023 deluxe edition of her fifth studio album, Emails I Can't
Feather_(song)
American bedding manufacturer
department store chains under the following brand names: Pacific Coast Feather, Down Around, Protect-a-Bed, BestFit!, EuroRest, Restful Nights, Calvin Klein
Pacific_Coast_Feather_Company
Viral disease affecting parrots
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is a viral disease affecting all Old World and New World parrots. The causative virus—beak and feather disease virus
Psittacine beak and feather disease
Psittacine_beak_and_feather_disease
Hotel in Knightsbridge, London
treated to winter classics on the big screen while nestling between warm down-feather Moncler blankets and hot water bottles. In 2005, The Savoy Group, including
The_Berkeley
Type of cloth
makes it more durable and hinders the stuffing (straw, chaff, hair, down feathers, etc.) from poking through the fabric. To make it even tighter, ticking
Ticking_(textile)
Ancestor of domestic pigeon
without having to tilt their heads back. Pigeons primarily use powder down feathers for preening, which gives a soft and silky feel to their plumage. They
Rock_dove
Tube for firing light projectiles or darts
informally. The dart's fletch can be made of many materials, such as down, feather tips, and animal fur. Modern materials, such as aluminium or carbon-reinforced
Blowgun
Type of bedcover
materials for warmth, traditionally down or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and other down alternative fibers. Like quilts, comforters
Comforter
Type of platform bed
bedticks, which would traditionally be stuffed with straw, chaff, or down feathers. It might also have a canopy hung with warm curtains. Modernly, they
Rope_bed
Genetically determined delay in first weeks of feather growing
Delayed-feathering in chickens is a genetically determined delay in the first weeks of feather growing, which occurs normally among the chicks of many
Delayed feathering in chickens
Delayed_feathering_in_chickens
Synthetic fiber
such as PrimaLoft are used for thermal insulation as a replacement for down feather insulation in sleeping bags and outdoor equipment, because of their better
Microfiber
Poultry feather product
Feather meal or Feather powder, is a byproduct of processing poultry; it is made from poultry feathers by partially grinding them under elevated heat and
Feather_meal
American actress
Scream (2015), Alex Portnoy in the Hulu series Light as a Feather (2018–2019), Alexa in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019), and Margot in the Prime Video series
Brianne_Tju
Genus of birds
species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The down feathers of eider ducks and some other ducks and geese are used to fill pillows
Eider
Traditional woven bed used in South Asia
(with an insulating palliasse or tick, stuffed with straw, chaff, or down feathers), and possibly hung with curtains. There are many interpretations of
Charpai
Hunting of birds
certainly not confined to the Fens. The land margins of the north produced down feathers from eider duck for eiderdowns and quilted jackets without necessarily
Fowling
Soft inner wool of the muskox
muskox. In Inuinnaqtun the same word can be used to refer any down such as the down feathers of birds. The muskox has a two-layered coat, and qiviut refers
Qiviut
Waterfall in California, U.S.
back down into the valley when spring comes. List of waterfalls List of waterfalls in California "Feather Falls - California Waterfalls; Feather Falls
Feather_Falls
Species of bird
are pinkish. Upon hatching, the chick is fully covered in down feathers. This coat of feathers is typically silvery-grey (darker on the head), though some
Adélie_penguin
Avian plumage
recursive, depending on the species. The recumbent crest has feathers that are straight and lie down essentially flat on the head until the bird fans them out
Crest_(feathers)
Target sport
is known as Trabollen. The balls are rolled down a trough shaped dirt or synthetic alley towards a feather that sticks out at a spot located approximately
Feather_bowling
Overview of and topical guide to birds
Comb Feathers Alula Barb (feather) Barbule Covert (feather) Crest (feathers) Down feather Ear tuft Feather holes Feather-plucking Flight feather Pennaceous
Outline_of_birds
Face powder applicator
balls or pads. Historically, powder puffs have been made of very fine down feathers, cotton, fine fleece, etc. In modern times synthetic materials are widely
Powder_puff
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
(plumaceous) feathers covered the rest of the body, as in Sinornithosaurus: down feathers made up of filaments attached at their bases, and more complex down feathers
Anchiornis
English actress (born 1959)
portrayal of Sharon Theodopolopodous on the long-running sitcom Birds of a Feather (1988–1999, 2014–2017), for which she won a British Comedy Award and was
Pauline_Quirke
Genus of flowering plants
insulation, loft, and lumpiness, but it scored well when mixed with down feathers. The milkweed filaments from the coma (the "floss") are hollow and coated
Asclepias
Long, elliptical neckpiece
around the neck like a scarf. Feather boas are most common, although modern boas are most often made with synthetic feathers. A boa can be made of fur, but
Boa_(clothing_accessory)
Class of echinoderms
form are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms, called feather stars or comatulids, are members of the largest crinoid order, Comatulida
Crinoid
Species of crinoid
on reefs, in estuaries, and bays at depths down to about 110 metres (360 ft). The passion flower feather star is a robust crinoid with a diameter of
Ptilometra_australis
Species of bird
by the hen. Like all precocial birds, the young are fully covered by down feathers at hatching but are not able to maintain their body temperature which
Western_capercaillie
Family of birds
young moult into a second coat of down feathers after shedding their first one, rather than growing juvenile feathers with downy tips that wear off, as
Loon
When one bird repeatedly pecks at the feathers of another
Feather pecking is a behavior that occurs most frequently amongst domestic hens reared for egg production, although it does occur in other poultry such
Feather_pecking
Species of bird
Latin farinosus meaning "sprinkled with flour", referring to down feather § powder down. The mealy amazon has a total length of about 38–41 cm (15–16 in)
Mealy_amazon
Sport equipment
tend to drop straight down on a clear shot, plastics never quite return to a straight drop, falling more on a diagonal. Feather shuttles may come off
Shuttlecock
Male shaming campaign during World War I
White Feather Campaign was a prominent enlistment campaign and shaming ritual in Britain during the First World War, in which women gave white feathers to
White_Feather_Campaign
Species of bird
they are identified separately, especially because of their differing feather coloration, and the canyon towhee's dark central breast spot. The two populations
California_towhee
County in California, United States
East Quincy. The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas (the Feather River), which flows through it. It is also the namesake of a native moth
Plumas_County,_California
Furniture retailer based in Southern England
Feather & Black sale". The Times. "Feather & Black founder steps down as MD at bedroom retailer". www.kbbdaily.com. "Modern Hero: Dan Wade of Feather
Feather_&_Black
Clothing that appears as breasts
with the air-filled design, which was prone to punctures, in favor of down feather and silk floss filling. While breast forms were mainly sold for post-surgical
Breast_prostheses
Topics referred to by the same term
to: The down feathers of the eider duck Eiderdown (bedding), a duvet or comforter (a kind of quilt), traditionally containing eider duck down This disambiguation
Eiderdown
Extinct genus of birds
three types of feathers: down feathers, flight feathers, and long, ribbon-like tail feathers. The body was mostly covered in feathers of about 12 millimetres
Protopteryx
Genus of birds
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words πτίλον ptilon meaning "down feather" with πούς pous meaning "foot". The many species of this genus can be
Fruit_dove
Family of aquatic flightless birds
the main feathers and were once thought to account for the bird's ability to conserve heat when under water; the plumules are small down feathers that attach
Penguin
Piece of furniture used as a place to sleep or relax
(for instance horsehair, used for its resilience), coarse wool, or down feathers, and stacked, softest topmost. This pile of mattresses, and the sheets
Bed
United States Marine Corps sniper (1942–1999)
Feather", because of the white feather he kept in a band on his bush hat. After a platoon of Vietnamese snipers was sent to hunt down "White Feather"
Carlos_Hathcock
River in California, United States
The North Fork Feather River is a watercourse of the northern Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades in the U.S. state of California. It flows generally
North_Fork_Feather_River
Method to determine the sex of chickens
spectra): A non-destructive method for layer lines with gender-specific down feather color". Poultry Science. 96 (1): 1–4. doi:10.3382/ps/pew282. ISSN 0032-5791
In-ovo_sexing
Species of bird
black on the tip. Nankeen night heron chicks are covered with dark brown down feather on their back and white on the undersides. They have cream coloured beaks
Nankeen_night_heron
British television sitcom (1989–1998, 2014–2020)
Birds of a Feather is an English sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1998, then revived on ITV from 2 January 2014
Birds of a Feather (TV series)
Birds_of_a_Feather_(TV_series)
Species of bird
fully or half open; additionally they display a sparing cover of soft down feathers. The chicks are semi-precocial. By day 2, the hatchlings' bodily mass
Common_nighthawk
Tissue paper for cleaning after defecation or urination
with bears, cats, rabbits, down feathers, clouds. Another motifs are things associated with "lightness": Clouds, downy feathers, leaves of all kinds, butterflies
Toilet_paper
1960 British children's TV series
Four Feather Falls is a British children's western television series, the third puppet TV show produced by AP Films (APF) in association with Granada
Four_Feather_Falls
Clothes worn in cold weather
cultures use animal fur to make winter clothes. PrimaLoft Thinsulate Down feathers Polyester Polarloft Thermoball by North Face Climashield Apex Coreloft
Winter_clothing
(Fabric) Double cloth Double-breasted Double knitting Doublet (clothing) Down feather Drag (clothing) Drape suit Draped garment Drapery Drawstring Dreadlocks
Index_of_fashion_articles
Family of birds
their retention of a keeled sternum. The tinamous' possession of powder-down feathers and preen glands, which the other ratites lack, was another source of
Tinamou
Species of bird
vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult's
White-backed_vulture
Bedding company
Pauly & Sohn was the first company in Austria to produce handcrafted down feather duvets. They made beds and relaxation furniture, bedroom furniture, mirrors
J._Pauly_&_Sohn
Extinct flightless seabird from the North Atlantic
great auk was hunted on a significant scale for food, eggs, and its down feathers from at least the eighth century. Prior to that, hunting by local natives
Great_auk
Family of birds
between 19 and 26 days in the rufous-tailed jacamar. Chicks are born with down feathers, unique among the piciformes. Johansson, Ulf S.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2003)
Jacamar
2026 studio album by the Black Crowes
A Pound of Feathers is the tenth studio album by American rock band the Black Crowes, released on March 13, 2026, via the band's own Silver Arrow label
A_Pound_of_Feathers
Large flightless seabird endemic to Antarctica
100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). Feathers of the head and back are black and sharply delineated from the white belly
Emperor_penguin
Extinct genus of bird-like dinosaurs
Greek ἀρχαῖος (archaîos), meaning 'ancient', and πτέρυξ (ptérux), meaning 'feather, wing'. Between the late 19th century and the early 21st century, Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
Type of cloak
Feather cloaks have been used by several cultures. It constituted noble and royal attire in § Hawaii and other Polynesian regions. It is a mythical bird-skin
Feather_cloak
Species of bird
bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage. In
Common_kestrel
Subspecies of bird
the chicks can run, forage, swim and leave the nest as soon as their down feather coat dries. During the early days of a western plover chick's life, if
Western_snowy_plover
Species of bird
space, the female strategically adds soft plant fibers, animal hair and down feather into the nest, and secures it with spider webs and other sticky materials
Sapphire-throated_hummingbird
Species of bird
coverts, and greenish-yellow legs and bill. Hatchlings are covered in down feathers, light gray above, and white on the belly. The green heron's call is
Green_heron
Species of bird
is Latin, meaning 'very soft'. Both parts of the name refer to its down feathers. Six subspecies are recognised: S. m. v-nigrum Bonaparte & Gray, GR
Common_eider
Clothing for the upper body
and a Tuxedo. Donkey jacket Doublet (clothing) Down jacket, a quilted jacket filled with down feathers Eisenhower jacket, a waist-length, fitted, military-inspired
Jacket
Species of owl
initially altricial. The white down feathers that the barred owls are hatched with is replaced by white-tipped barred-buff second down at two to three weeks of
Barred_owl
Birds of a Feather is a British television sitcom, created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, and stars Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph
List of Birds of a Feather episodes
List_of_Birds_of_a_Feather_episodes
Species of bird
bare parts are dull grey. Chicks are naked at first, then grow white down feathers all over, before molting to the immature plumage. American white pelicans
American_white_pelican
Species of water bird
non-glossy, blue-green shell colour. The young birds are covered in white down feathers, are cared for by both parents and fledge after 40 to 45 days. Egg incubation
Little_egret
Species of bird
shortly by the emergence of greyish-black down feathers over the body after one week of age. Some white down feathers initially remain attached to give a temporary
Maguari_stork
Military headdress of Scottish origin
lightweight cage, producing the height. The feather bonnet has one or more (usually 4 or 5) "tails" that hang down below the headband, and the regimental badge
Feather_bonnet
DOWN FEATHER
DOWN FEATHER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Lovin, Old English Lēofhūn, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + hūn ‘bear cub’.English : habitational name from the city of Louvain in Belgium (Dutch Leuven).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Dunn.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Don.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for a downland dweller, from Old English dūn ‘down’, ‘low hill’. See also Downer.English : variant of Dunn 2.Scottish : possibly a habitational name from Doune in Perthshire.
Boy/Male
American, British, Celtic, English, Irish
World Ruler; In Mythology the Irish Donn was Known as King of the Underworld; Brown
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, DAWN means "dawn."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.English : variant (plural) of Down.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Dow.
Male
English
Short form of English Donald, DON means "world ruler."
Surname or Lastname
Irish (chiefly County Down)
Irish (chiefly County Down) : variant of Prey.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English pre(y), Old French pree ‘meadow’, or a habitational name from any of the minor places deriving their name from this word, of which there are several examples in Surrey.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhda ‘descendant of Dubhda’, a byname derived from dubh ‘dark’, ‘black’. The family were chieftains in Sligo and Mayo.English : from the personal name Dowd, a variant of David.
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Male
Hebrew
(×ï‹×Ÿ) Hebrew name OWN means "vigor" or "wealth." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the Korah group.
Boy/Male
English American Irish
In mythology the Irish Donn was known as king of the underworld.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Italian, Jamaican
Daybreak; Awakening; Dawn; Sun Arising
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
From Doon
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name DONN means "brown." In mythology, this is the name of a king of the underworld.
Female
Hebrew
(דּï‹×¨) Hebrew unisex name DOWR means "generation" or "period of time." In the bible, this is the name of a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel.
Male
Hebrew
(עׄבֵד×ֱדׄ×) Hebrew name OBED EDOWN means "servant of Edom" or "he who serves the Edomites." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite and a Gittite.
DOWN FEATHER
DOWN FEATHER
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese
Judge
Male
Babylonian
, a fisherman; a son of Ea.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Paarvati
Surname or Lastname
German (also Härtle)
German (also Härtle) : from a pet form of the various Germanic compound names formed with hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’ as the first element.English : variant of Hartell.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Laugh
Girl/Female
Indian
To follow, Food
Boy/Male
Tamil
Human, Born of Manu, Man (Son of Manu)
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
A Rage
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vanquisher of all evils, Vices & sins
Girl/Female
German, Spanish
Noble; Ready for Battle; Eager for Battle
DOWN FEATHER
DOWN FEATHER
DOWN FEATHER
DOWN FEATHER
DOWN FEATHER
a.
Downcast; as, a down look.
a.
Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs.
a.
Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.
v. i.
To go down; to descend.
p. p. & a.
Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
adv.
In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.
v. t.
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
prep.
Down.
a.
Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house.
adv.
From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions.
a.
Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial.
a.
Downy; bearing down.
n.
That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down
n.
The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on various articles of dress.
v. t.
To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
a.
Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet.
adv.
Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.
n.
Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers.
adv.
From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground.
n.
Alt. of Swans-down