A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
A type of jagged crack extending inwards from the broken surface of a fractured material.
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
Things resembling a feather.
The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.
A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
An upward spray of mist or water.
To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.
Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.