Feather Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and a premier ...

s are epidermal growths which form an outer covering on birds and some dinosaurs. Feather may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films and television

* ''Feathers'' (film), a 1987 Australian film * '' The Feather'', a 1929 British romantic drama film * "The Feather", an episode of ''Touched by an Angel'' *"Feathers", a character from the 1959 film ''

Rio Bravo Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

Literature

* ''Feathers'' (novel), a 2007 children's novel by Jacqueline Woodson * ''Feathers'' (play), a play by Eliza Power *'' Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle'', a 2011 non-fiction book by conservation biologist Thor Hanson

Music

Feather (step) The feather or feather step is a dance figure in the International Style foxtrot. Depending on a syllabus, it consists of three or four steps (man stepping basically forward), with the third step (right foot) done outside the lady (lady on the r ...

, a dance step in Foxtrot * The Feather (award), an award within the Dutch music industry *

Feathers (American band) Feathers is the music project of Anastasia Dimou, formed in 2011 in Austin, Texas. The band's live lineup has included Courtney Voss, Kathleen Carmichael, Christine Aprile, Drew Citron, Alex Gehring, Jordan Johns, Jon Minor, Destiny Montague, an ...

, an electronic music band *

Feathers (Australian band) Feathers were an Australian dream pop band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2006. From 2009 they consisted of Michelle Brown (vocals, guitar, bass guitar), Helena Papageorgiou, Innez Tulloch (bass guitar) and Susan Milanovic (drums). They i ...

, a four-piece band *

The Featherz The Featherz (formerly The Feathers) are a Welsh and English band with glam and punk influences (self-styled as "Flock Rock") led by Danie Centric (known as Danie Cox prior to January 2018, born 15 December 1990 in Bridgend) on lead vocals and ...

, a Welsh/English alternative rock band * Feather (musical artist), American electronic dance music producer *Feathers aka Turquoise, a folk music/mime trio formed by David Bowie in late 1968 * ''feather'' (album), a 2003 album by Misako Odani * ''Feathers'' (Dead Meadow album), 2005 * ''Feathers'', a Buckethead album *"Feathers", a 2008 single by progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria

Computing and technology

*Feather, an incision in diamonds affecting diamond clarity *Feather, the NATO reporting name of the

Yakovlev Yak-17 The Yakovlev Yak-17 (russian: Яковлев Як-17; USAF/ DOD designation Type 16, NATO reporting name Feather) was an early Soviet jet fighter. It was developed from the Yak-15, the primary difference being tricycle landing gear. The trainer ...

fighter aircraft *Feather, the minimum drag position of a rowing oar or an aircraft propeller, see feathering

Other uses

Feathered hair Feathered hair is a hairstyling technique that was popular in the 1970s and the early 1980s. It was designed for straight hair. The hair was layered, with either a side or a center parting. The hair would be brushed back at the sides, giving a ...

, a hairstyle which was a fashion in the 1970s * Feathering (horse), properly called "Feather" on some breeds, long hair growing over the lower leg and fetlocks of horses

People with the surname

* Leonard Feather (1914–1994), jazz writer and producer * Lorraine Feather (born 1948), lyricist/songwriter, and the daughter of Leonard Feather *

Vic Feather Victor Grayson Hardie Feather, Baron Feather, (10 April 1908 – 28 July 1976) was a British propagandist and General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress in Great Britain from 1969 to 1973. During his time as assistant secretary of the T ...

(1908–1976), former General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress in Great Britain, 1969–1973 *Mr. Feathery, nickname of Lennard Freeman (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League