contour feather

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von contour feather im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Any feather possessing a central shaft (rachis), usually with vanes composed of barbs

Any of the outermost feathers of a bird, forming the visible body contour and plumage

feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape

Relevante Übersetzungen

contour feathers

plural form of contour feather

Silbentrennung

con·tour feath·er

Türkische aussprache

käntûr fedhır

Aussprache

/ˈkänˌto͝or ˈfeᴛʜər/ /ˈkɑːnˌtʊr ˈfɛðɜr/

Etymologie

[ 'kän-"tur ] (noun.) 1662. French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com- + tornare to turn on a lathe; more at TURN.