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 an exa ...

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'' (1987 film), an Australian film * ''Feathers'' (2021 film), an Egyptian 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'' *

Feathers McGraw This is a list of characters that appear in the British claymation series '' Wallace & Gromit'', ''Shaun the Sheep'' and '' Timmy Time'', created by Aardman Animations. Overview Main characters Wallace Wallace is a middle-aged man who lives ...

, a character and the main antagonist in the

Wallace & Gromit ''Wallace & Gromit'' is a British claymation comedy franchise created by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations. The series centres on Wallace, a good-natured, eccentric, cheese-loving bachelor inventor, and Gromit, his loyal and intell ...

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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), a dance step in Foxtrot * The Feather (award), an award within the Dutch music industry * Feathers (American band), an electronic music band * Feathers (Australian band), a four-piece band *

The Featherz The Featherz (formerly The Feathers) are a Welsh and English band (music), band with Glam rock, glam and punk rock, punk influences (self-styled as "Flock Rock") led by Danie Cox (born 15 December 1990 in Bridgend, also known as Danie Centric 2 ...

, 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 David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

in late 1968 * ''Feather'' (album), a 2003 album by Misako Odani * ''Feathers'' (Dead Meadow album), 2005 * ''Feathers'', a

Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative and virtuosic electric guitar playing. Buckethead's extensive solo discography currentl ...

album * "Feather" (song), a 2023 song by Sabrina Carpenter * "Feather", a 2015 song by X Ambassadors from ''

VHS VHS (Video Home System) is a discontinued standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by JVC. It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period of the 1980s and 1990s. Ma ...

'' * "Feathers", a 2008 single by progressive rock band

Coheed and Cambria Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. It consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), and Za ...

Computing and technology

*Feather, an incision in diamonds affecting

diamond clarity Diamond clarity is the quality of diamonds that relates to the existence and visual appearance of internal characteristics of a diamond called ''inclusions'', and surface defects, called ''blemishes''. Clarity is one of the four Cs of diamond grad ...

*Feather, the NATO reporting name of the

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

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

feathering Feathering is a technique used in computer graphics software to smooth or blur the edges of a feature. The term is inherited from a technique of fine retouching using fine feathers. Paintbrush feathering Feathering is most commonly used on a ...

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 an ...

, a hairstyle which was a fashion in the 1970s *

Feathering (horse) Feathering or feather is the long hair on the lower legs of some breeds of horse and pony. On some horses, especially draft breeds, the hair can almost cover the hooves. While nearly all horses will grow longer hair on the lower legs and back of ...

, properly called "feather" on some breeds, long hair growing over the lower leg and fetlocks of horses

People with the surname

Leonard Feather Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. Biography Feather was born in London, England, into an u ...

(1914–1994), jazz writer and producer *

Lorraine Feather Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter. Early life A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band si ...

(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 trade unionist and General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress in Great Britain from 1969 to 1973. Early life and career Feather was born in I ...

(1908–1976), former General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress in Great Britain, 1969–1973