[Tn] cover or fit (sth) with feathers 将羽毛覆盖或装在（某物）上: feather an arrow 给箭装上翎. 
[I, Tn] (in rowing) turn (one's oar) so that it passes flat just above the surface of the water （划船时）将（桨叶）持平（略出水面而与水面平行）: The crew feathered (their oars) for the last few yards of the race. 在划船比赛到最後几码时, 全体队员回桨时把桨叶持平. 
(idm 习语) feather one's (own) `nest (usu derog 通常作贬义) make oneself richer, more comfortable, etc, usu at sb else's expense 使自己更富足﹑ 更舒适等（通常指牺牲他人的利益）; 中饱私囊. tar and feather sb => tar1 v