There were high feathery clouds in the sky so they knew that the weather would be changing soon. From LearnThat.org.
The feathery congregation of jays. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
feathery palm trees. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
As far as the feathery biscuits are concerned, the word feathery says it all. From Wordnik.com. [JFI flour- feathery biscuits with a smoky dip] Reference
In 1973, a hailstorm in Arkansas encased ducks in so much ice they were described as feathery bowling balls. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
We pulled a toothpick through the frosting to give the feathers a more "feathery" appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Confirmation Party Foods] Reference
Obviously substituting in 150g of the more 'feathery' original Splenda would be out of the question. From Wordnik.com. [The Fresh Loaf] Reference
1973, a hailstorm in Arkansas encased ducks in so much ice they were described as feathery bowling balls. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
It was feathery and packed well under the snowshoes. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
He dropped on one knee and the cast leapt out in feathery coils. From Wordnik.com. [Uncanny Tales] Reference
And it looked very soft and feathery and green against the snow. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
The week before Christmas 1972, a feathery snow lay on Brown'sIsland. From Wordnik.com. [The Unnatural History of Brown's Island] Reference
Rabbit landed on the soft, feathery thing, he might have hurt himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Lamb on Wheels] Reference
It would pale before this scene — those feathery trees! that enchanting vista!. From Wordnik.com. [How to Cook Husbands] Reference
The feathery fringe of the fir-trees glitters like emerald in the luster-bathing air. From Wordnik.com. [The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52] Reference
Molly was a regal chow mix, chestnut red with a feathery tail that wagged all the time. From Wordnik.com. [The Dog That Made Us A Family] Reference
Even if he did have giant feathery wings, what are they still doing floating around here?. From Wordnik.com. [Best Left Unsaid: intro and ch.01] Reference
Jeremy's feathery voice got higher with each question, and the brats kept throwing rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Moratorium] Reference
They're the type with the big feathery topknots that resemble haute couture hats from the 1950's. From Wordnik.com. [The Chicken Chronicles] Reference
Listen to "When the Angels Sing," with feathery harmonies by multiple Grammy-winner Alison Krauss. From Wordnik.com. [Rhonda Keeps Things Rocking] Reference
His pale, feathery brows knit together in what looks like concentration, and he just stands there. From Wordnik.com. [Something Better Than This] Reference
Sometimes he told it to a gnome who was fine and feathery, and sometimes to one who was making bread. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
One day, after his mother had gone, he was lying very still in the nest, looking up through the feathery grass. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
Every broken edge, every tuft of feathery grass, every aspiring ivy-spray, stood sharply out against the sunny blue. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
Distinguish the male insect from the female; the former has feathery feelers, and has mouth parts unsuited for biting. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
The feathery vanes stirred not, and the canvass flapped against the mast, as the old girl rolled lumpingly in the swell. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
WIND: Breath that seeps through stitches of fabric, permeates structures, strokes faces with fleeting feathery brushes unseen. From Wordnik.com. [NATURAE] Reference
There was no sparkle on the trees, but the feathery tufts and pinions had ceased floating to the ground, and melting into air. From Wordnik.com. [How to Cook Husbands] Reference
While Ms. Gordon was pleased with every iteration of her work, her favorite was the tunic because of its "leafy, feathery feel.". From Wordnik.com. [Artist Kim Gordon Dabbles in Fashion] Reference
On the fields the snow was light and feathery like powdered sugar, but on the hill it had been packed down hard by the coasters. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
The tide is right out, and there are mysterious green pools under the pier, full of feathery red sea-weed and little darting fishes. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light] Reference
Two large trees in front of the verandah, with bending boughs, meet and make an archway of feathery foliage, in which the birds lodge. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
"And what," asked May, "are those bright green feathery tufts under the water? they are very pretty, but they do not bear any flowers.". From Wordnik.com. [Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children] Reference
The muslin curtains were bordered with wreaths of evergreens; festoons of hemlock and feathery pine tufts fell along the snow-white wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
Father Bear, a middle-sized bed of fir boughs and moss for middle-sized Mother Bear, and a deep, deep bed of feathery moss for Little Bear. From Wordnik.com. [Little Bear at Work and at Play] Reference
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