- soft as a feather
- adj.federweich adj.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
soft as a feather
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feather — feath|er1 S3 [ˈfeðə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: fether] 1.) one of the light soft things that cover a bird s body ▪ an ostrich feather feather bed/pillow etc (=a bed etc that is filled with feathers) 2.) a feather in your cap something you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
feather — 1 noun (C) 1 one of the things that cover a bird s body, consisting of a stem with soft hairs growing on either side: an ostrich feather | feather bed/pillow etc (=a bed etc that is filled with feathers) 2 a feather in your cap something you have … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
feather — [[t]fe̱ðə(r)[/t]] feathers 1) N COUNT A bird s feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre. → See also feathered ...a hat that she had made herself from black… … English dictionary
feather — I UK [ˈfeðə(r)] / US [ˈfeðər] noun [countable] Word forms feather : singular feather plural feathers * a) one of the narrow tubes with thin soft hairs on each side that cover a bird s body b) [only before noun] filled with feathers a feather… … English dictionary
feather — feath|er1 [ feðər ] noun count * one of the narrow tubes with thin soft hairs on each side that cover a bird s body a. only before noun filled with feathers: a feather bed/pillow/duvet a feather in your cap an achievement that you can feel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
