the+white+feather
1The White Feather — Infobox Book name = The White Feather title orig = translator = image caption = author = P. G. Wodehouse illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = genre = Novel publisher = Adam Charles Black (1st …
2The White Feather — Die weiße Feder wird in England manchmal als Symbol von Feigheit überreicht. Diese englische Gepflogenheit hat vermutlich ihren Ursprung im Hahnenkampf. Man glaubte, dass ein Hähnchen, das eine weiße Feder am Hinterteil trug, für den Streit wenig …
3To show the white feather — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …
4show the white feather — To show signs of cowardice, a white feather in a gamecock s tail being considered as a sign of degeneracy • • • Main Entry: ↑feather * * * Brit., dated behave in a cowardly fashion …
5Order of the White Feather — Nahaufnahme einer weißen Feder Der Order of the White Feather (dt. Orden der weißen Feder) ist eine Organisation, die kurz nach Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs im August 1914 gegründet wurde. Sie hatte das Ziel, Männer in den Kriegsdienst zu… …
6White feather — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …
7The White House — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …
8white feather — n. [from the notion that a white feather in a gamecock s tail shows bad breeding, hence cowardice] an indication of cowardice: chiefly in show the white feather …
9White feather — A white feather is sometimes given as a mark of cowardice. A white feather has been a traditional symbol of cowardice, used and recognised especially within the British Army and in countries associated with the British Empire since the 18th… …
10White Feather Spring — Infobox nrhp | name =Whitefeather Spring nrhp type = caption = The marker at Whitefeather Spring. The spring itself is off to the left down a small hillside. location= 3818 Ruby Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas lat degrees = 39 | lat minutes = 4 | lat …
