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the lightest word that ever earned the right to fly.
means Resembling or having the qualities of a feather — light, soft, delicate, or wispy in look or touch.
from From 'feather,' which traces back to Old English 'fether,' with deep Germanic roots and a distant Indo-European ancestor (the reconstructed '*pet-,' meaning 'to fly or rush') — the same root that gave Greek 'pteron' (wing, as in pterodactyl) and Latin 'penna' (feather, hence 'pen'). The '-y' is the everyday English suffix that turns a noun into 'sort of like that thing,' so 'feathery' is simply 'feather-ish.'
- weight myth
- feathers can outweigh the bird wearing them
- keratin kin
- same protein as your hair and nails
- snow code
- meteorologists call powdery snow feathery
- dinosaur past
- many dinosaurs wore feathers before flight existed
asparagus fern — delicate houseplant with fine, hair-like foliage native to south africa
fennel fronds — feathery herb used in mediterranean cooking with wispy green leaves
ostrich plume — fluffy feathers from ostriches used historically in victorian fashion and hats