white feather en · NOUN
Meanings
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A feather of a white colour, used to signify surrender.
There was nothing of the white feather about little Alfred.
1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| white feathers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |