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white feather
noun
a symbol of cowardice.
white feather
noun
a symbol or mark of cowardice
to act in a cowardly manner
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of white feather1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of white feather1
Idioms and Phrases
show the white feather, to behave in a cowardly manner.
Example Sentences
I didnāt know what to do, so I noticed the weird details: a cardinal outside his window and the way his hair sat on his head like white feathers.
The owls with haunting dark eyes and an āXā pattern of white feathers on their face make their home in Californiaās central and southern mature forests.
In the final scene of āForrest Gump,ā a white feather dances from Forrestās feet, into the air, representing one of the movieās major threads: Are lifeās joys and agonies predestined, or are they indiscriminate?
During the emotional event, a white feather fell from the sky, which Ms Chambers took as a sign that Sara was looking down on them.
Looks were styled with exaggerated hats, including an oversized leather newsboy cap with eyelets, and a white baseball cap transformed to sculptural effect with white feathers.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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