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powder-down feather

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
pow-der--down feath-er
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A down feather which grows continuously and disintegrates, forming fine particles of keratin, which appear as a powder, or "feather dust".

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

powder-down feathers (plural)

Phrases

powder-down patch

Frequently Paired Words

powder-down patch

Questions

What does powder-down feather mean?
A down feather which grows continuously and disintegrates, forming fine particles of keratin, which appear as a powder, or "feather dust".

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