featherwise

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adverb

Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.

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Meanings

adverbfeatherwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableArranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.

    A cavity can be seen in them, and also that they are made of fibres arranged featherwise.

    1883, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, page 384
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    […] the interior is also of ashlar work, formed of thin stones, laid tier above tier, slanting, and covering each other featherwise.

    1888, The Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend, page 74

Origin

From feather + -wise.

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APA

featherwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherwise

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“featherwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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