Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A contour feather of a bird, as distinguished from a down feather or a plume.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, a feather; a plume; specifically, a contour-feather, as distinguished from a down-feather or plumule; especially, one of the large stiff feathers of the wings or tail; one of the remiges or rectrices. See
feather . - noun Same as
pen-case .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A perfect, or normal, feather.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
contour feather
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Note 49: The Italian word for pen, penna, originates from feather.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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You may wish to have a good penna de casa or focaccia to go with it.
Comments Open Today 2007
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I would prefer lower fulton county close maryland line or warfordsburg, penna. area.
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Does anyone know of any hunting ground for lease in fulton county, penna?
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Dense high tussock grass dominates all the coastal lowlands and cliffs up to 200-500 m except in marshes where the pennywort Hydrocotyle capitata is common and on the drier western slopes which are dominated by tree fern Blechnum penna-marina heath.
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Out of this fountain proceed all those cracks and brags, — [1929] speramus carmina fingi Posse linenda cedro, et leni servanda cupresso — [1930] Non usitata nec tenui ferar penna. — nec in terra morabor longius.
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Un animazione bella e toccante, che usa diverse tecniche per ottenere un aspetto che sa di carta e penna.
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On it you may see the Pendennis coat of arms, and crest, an eagle looking towards the sun, with the motto ‘nec tenui penna,’ to the present day.
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Sun, and the motto, “Nec tenui penna,” painted beneath.
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Toss 3 c. hot cooked penna pasta with about ¼ c. pesto, more or less depending on your personal picky taste.
Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes, Pea Pods, and Mozzarella - Fancy a FIFA Wager? 2006
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