See Also: gunpowder(dictionary)
gunpowder(encyclopedia)
Gunpowder(medicine)
gunpowder(dictionary)
Gunpowder Plot, the(dictionary)
Gunpowder Plot(encyclopedia)
feather(2)(dictionary)
feather bed(dictionary)
feather(encyclopedia)
feather boa(dictionary)

feather 1, noun (oh) and gunpowder (oh)


feather 1, noun (oh)




[Language: Old English; Origin: fether]
one of the light soft things that cover a bird's body
::an ostrich feather
feather bed/pillow etc
(=a bed etc that is filled with feathers)
a feather in your cap
something you have done that you should be proud of
-see also light as a feather at light 2 (4), birds of a feather at bird (5), ruffle sb's feathers at ruffle 1 (2)

gunpowder (oh)



an explosive substance used in bombs and fireworks