| 单词 | feathering |
| 例句 | “You know, my IEP. Maybe it’s feathering some osprey nest right now.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a lot of room to land and so he was feathering his engine to keep his speed down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a column of wood-smoke feathering up from the kitchen chimney, a sign that Jenny was already making preparations for a hearty noon meal. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Within my memory an outraged home-town citizenry wanted Red Lewis back for tarring and feathering after he wrote Main Street. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because the prince dragged me into a council meeting that lasted for three hours,” he said, a muscle in his jaw feathering. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When she awoke the sun was out, the sky was clear, and only a feathering of snow covered the tundra—just enough to make it winter. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the quick, feathering action of the hinges. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z These furrows, he saw out of the corner of his eye, were caused by a difference in the feathering. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And the material plainly refers to the horror of tarring and feathering, an American practice dating to the Revolution. 'Junk Dada' assembles Noah Purifoy's overlooked, pivotal works 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The Sons of Liberty, who caned Noah and murdered his loyalist father by tarring and feathering him? Two Novelists, Avi and Brian Farrey, Use Fiction to Show Kids Why Facts Matter 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z It helped us recall our own early ventures in feathering our nest, albeit on a budget a tiny fraction of the Gulas’. Magazine readers respond to stories about the African American Museum 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The sketchbook-cum-travelogue is quite a dreamy object — it doesn’t use many separated panels, and drawing often fills the page, black crosshatched edges feathering and dissolving into the ragged white surround. A Youthful, Lovesick Journey Revealed in a Sketchbook 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z One published review of the performance mentioned the tarring and feathering of the unknown sinner, only partially in jest. At 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' ... Pain, laid bare, and then 'ring, ring' 2010-12-16T23:20:41Z The movie is set against the sectarian violence in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a year that opened with the tarring and feathering of several men by the Irish Republican Army. Review: In ‘ ’71,’ Young, Green and Behind Enemy Lines 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z It was beginning to disintegrate, its walls furring and feathering. Sea Story by AS Byatt 2013-03-15T13:58:58Z This dreaded coming out of the disapora has for months spurred tweeting Iranians to tarring and feathering, as if no one had witnessed badly drawn reality-TV Iranians or seen a royalist-offspring comedy of errors before. Television: The Persian-ness of ?Shahs of Sunset? on Bravo 2012-03-09T23:39:45Z Reaching into his nation's history, he surely knew that tarring and feathering aims to coerce conformity to the will of the rabble through public humiliation of its victim. 'Junk Dada' assembles Noah Purifoy's overlooked, pivotal works 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s a classic cartooning technique that people call feathering. Behind the Poster: '3 Christs' 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “Interesting uses of design details, I loved particularly the feathering and fringing detail used in a lot of designs.” Prints great and small dominate colorful spring catwalks 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Beneath their artistry and collegiality, Johnson suggests, many of these craftsmen seem primarily interested in feathering their own nests. The Man Who Stole Bird Feathers 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z What Barrymore doesn't like are feathering lipsticks, uneven foundations - and anything that is too hard to find. Barrymore nurturing beauty brand Flower with care 2013-01-17T20:16:14Z “It’s not just about rich people feathering their nests,” he said. Curtains Up for the One Percent 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z These included beatings acts of arson and even a case of tar and feathering. Battles over patriotism, Pledge of Allegiance in schools span a century 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z I picked a purple-black variety, one that was a saturated red with purple feathering, and a pink-salmon variety that I thought would look suitably dramatic. Gardening mistakes are inevitable, even for the experts. Don’t let them mess with your mojo. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z I saw the tattoos—rendered as fractal flowers—and the gentle, arrhythmic feathering of the organ, lying on a bed of bronze and blue blossoms: the cosmos of a brother’s care. What a Japanese-American Artist Inherited from the Atomic Bomb 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Perching is like feathering your nest, roosting at home. Shopping for major appliances? At Pirch you can bake a pie, do a load of laundry or test a toilet before you buy. 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z She didn’t regret her decision to seek a divorce, she said; she was in fact enjoying feathering her nest, and reaping all sorts of personal benefits. Motherlode Blog: Is the 'Good Enough' Marriage Good for the Children? 2011-10-17T15:29:20Z And more and more, they’re feathering their Zoom rooms and other dramatic nests with intriguing original furnishings. Theaters may be dark, but theater-makers are still finding ways to dazzle you 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z With a mullet and a fine touch for feathering, Mr. Vivot was a village sensation. Up Close: Martial Vivot, Barber to the Famous and Not-Quite 2011-03-02T18:28:34Z The exhibition provides a glimpse at the evolution of O'Keeffe's distinct style, from the blending of charcoal in her early drawings to watercolor experiments and the feathering of oil paints. O'Keeffe Museum transforms with abstract works 2010-06-12T16:16:00Z Netanyahu's previous 15 years as premier saw him feathering the nests of the hawks in his cabinet - or clipping their wings - as he deemed necessary. Analysis: Will Netanyahu clip the wings of his new cabinet hawks? 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Both would share my contempt for the greed of generals mostly interested in feathering their nests. Opinion | The Air Force should do this more often 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z But Sunday, he used touch when required, floating passes that allowed receivers to run after the catch and feathering balls between levels of defenders. Analysis | What to know from NFL Week 9: The Bills have company, and Tom Brady still has it 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z There’s a bit of flickering and feathering when you move, but for streamers who scale down their webcams to a small corner of their broadcast, these problems won’t be very noticeable. Nvidia Broadcast support will make virtual green screens easier in OBS Studio 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Pull that off consistently — and, even more challenging, using just front or just rear brakes — and you’ve found the sweet spot for feathering your brakes as you whip down a trail. Western Washington is a mountain biking wonderland. Here’s how to get rolling 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z In a helmet with Trojan feathering makeshift on top, there walked that rare kind of USC fan: a recently gained one. At USC, possibly the most fever-dreamy spring game ever unfolded 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z When considered necessary, murder took the place of whipping or tarring and feathering. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z You can feel the drag of the painter’s brush, feathering colored oils across the canvas. Why did the Frenchman Manet paint a Spanish matador? “There are certain things that really get to a Daily Mail reader, and one is fat cats and people feathering their own nests,” said Julian Petley, a journalism professor at Brunel University in London. A Tabloid ‘Game of Thrones’ in London Could Tilt U.K. Politics 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The tarring and feathering of loyalists could be a brutal process that blistered skin. Opinion | Trump supporters’ logic of political violence should alarm us all 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Yellow Madonna is a pastel yellow with faint yellow and green feathering. Tulips: Indulge in the colors and forms of the spring classic 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z After a few minutes of weightlessness, the occupants will strap back in as the plane reorients itself for entry — folding up its wings, then folding them back down in unique technique known as feathering. EXPLAINER: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Paint on the light-colored paint, and with a small, dry brush, feathering the edges, so the paint extends a bit beyond the patch. My puppy chewed through the wood stair tread. What to do? 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Finally, they started tarring and feathering tax collectors and burned down a supervisor’s home. Trump has the power to issue preemptive pardons. Here’s how past presidents used it. 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z “The Swamp” is Trump campaign speak for Washington, supposedly a den of “deep state” bureaucrats and intelligence officials dedicated to thwarting the president and feathering their own nests. 'A whole lot of hurt': Fauci angers Trump White House with dark Covid outlook 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Jean Nordhaus wrote, “The dead are all around us / feathering the air with their wings.” Opinion | I’m Going to Die. I May as Well Be Cheerful About It. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The British name will suffer for forever if we allow India to become, I think he calls it, "a refuge for triennial adventurers feathering their own nests," or some quip like that. What happens when a corporation colonizes a country? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z After three successive World Cup centuries, Rohit Sharma has gone for one, pushing at the ball and feathering an edge to the keeper! India chasing 240 to beat New Zealand: Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final – live! 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z No tarring and feathering by an outraged Internet mob. Analysis | Keanu Reeves is having a Keanussance with the John Wick series. But did he ever really go anywhere? 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z "One, they're just feathering their own nests. And two, they've been backstabbing each other," he says of the current government, adding that Labor are "going to rip us off like you wouldn't believe". The weird, wild and disaffected politics of Queensland 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The craft coasts to the top of its climb before gradually descending to Earth, stabilized by unique “feathering” technology in which twin tails rotate upward to increase drag on the way to a runway landing. Virgin Galactic’s space-tourism dream edges closer to reality 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The craft coasts to the top of its climb before gradually descending to earth, stabilized by unique “feathering” technology in which twin tails rotate upward to increase drag on the way to a runway landing. Space-tourism dream edges toward reality in New Mexico 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The rocket is shut down and the craft coasts to the top of its climb — and then begins a descent slowed and stabilized by unique "feathering" technology. Virgin Galactic set to send its SpaceShipTwo tourism rocket to the edge of space 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The rocket is shut down and the craft coasts to the top of its climb - and then begins a descent slowed and stabilized by unique “feathering” technology. Virgin Galactic aims to reach space with tourism rocket 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The rocket is shut down and the craft coasts to the top of its climb — and then begins a descent slowed and stabilized by unique “feathering” technology. Virgin Galactic aims to reach space soon with tourism rocket 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z I could see it feathering above me so I hit the eject button and jumped off. 'A liquid catapult': big-wave surfer returns to scene of nightmare wipeout 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z It was the feathering system, though, that was partly responsible for a fatal crash of one of Virgin Galactic’s previous spaceplanes in 2014. Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane flew higher than ever before in its third powered flight 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z It was Nadal who saved a match point at 7-8 in the fifth set, feathering a backhand drop shot just over the net in a disarming display of delicacy under duress. Djokovic Outlasts Nadal, in a Mere 5 Hours and 15 Minutes 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z When Alexander Hamilton announced that the government was going to tax this, the frontier’s most lucrative asset, whiskey rebels, as they would be known, began tarring and feathering federal tax collectors. The historical roots of the US rural-urban divide run deep | Eliza Griswold 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The National Transportation Safety Board later found that the accident was caused by premature deployment of the spaceplane's feathering system, which is designed to help the vehicle reenter Earth's atmosphere. With a successful second powered flight, Virgin Galactic could take paying customers to space in a year 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Once the engine burn was over, the pilots shifted the position of the spaceplane’s wings — a process known as feathering — to safely descend through the atmosphere and land on a runway. The second powered flight of Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane featured extra passenger seats 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The wings on SpaceShipTwo are adjustable so that pilots can perform a maneuver that’s known as “feathering,” which helps slow the plane as it reaches peak of its parabolic flight path. Virgin Galactic spacecraft performs the first powered flight since fatal 2014 crash 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z There were moments when Brunson was unstoppable, finding the seams in West Virginia’s traps, clearing space and feathering jump shots that barely touched the net going through. Perspective | In a slugfest, Villanova shows it can take a punch 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z “We gave up oversight of just about everything just to focus on feathering our own nest,” Mr. Flake said, in comments to The Washington Post. South Carolina editorial roundup 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z After Mr Corbyn said NHS cash was "feathering the nests of shareholders in private health companies", Mrs May - shouting to overcome barracking from the opposition benches - said private sector involvement had increased under Labour. Prime Minister's Questions: The verdict 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The drive toward becoming a despised figure almost certainly results in the other party spending tens of millions of dollars tarring and feathering the leader’s image in political ads. Analysis | Pelosi was toxic with voters in 2010. Ryan and McConnell are facing the same problem. 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z He’s always terrific at feathering his own nest and he’s been rewarded for his world-class narcissism rather than being punished for it. The expert who helped write the mental disorders manual explains why Trump doesn’t have one 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z She described it as "the old boys' network where they're feathering their own nests and each others' and there is discrimination and unfairness against women". BBC stars react to their salaries being revealed - BBC News 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Of course, not everyone is ready to close the case file on T. rex feathering. Here’s What It Would Feel Like to Pet a T. Rex 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z “It fills in all the recessed areas, it pulls that iron down, gives that amber feathering effect, just giving it some depth … the whole background information,” the sculptor said. Sculptor’s whimsical ceramic animals tell human stories 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z It will be interesting to see if our elected officials and their employees are accurately following the rules or if they’re feathering their own nests at the taxpayers’ expense when they leave the county’s employment. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Caravaggio typically painted his figures with brushstrokes that were perpendicular to those he used for his dark backgrounds; the subtle friction caused a feathering of the surface, lending the figures a gauzy luminosity. The Factory of Fakes 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z A stranger appears, a member of a mob that is tarring and feathering a royalist. The still-unresolved struggles that gave birth to America 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z A National Transportation Safety Board inquiry stated that the spaceship’s “feathering” mechanism - a system that folds the wings to orientate and slow the vehicle on descent - had been unlocked prematurely. Flight test for Virgin's replacement rocket plane - BBC News 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z No elected official should be feathering his or her own nest at the expense of others. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Someone on Twitter simply suggested a “public tar & feathering.” Singer who added 'all lives matter' to Canadian anthem finds himself on the sidelines 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z One minute crunching a backhand, the next feathering a deft drop volley, Brown went through his full repertoire. Entertainer Brown turns on the style 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z It also provides the armature for growing vines and feathering nests, as Geuze intended. Rise of the Superpark 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z But it’s essentially the same as the one that crashed, with a few minor alterations, including a safety lock to prevent the premature initiation of the feathering system that led to the crash. Richard Branson: ‘Millions of people would love to become astronauts’ 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z “We shook ourselves to puff out a little more feathering before venturing into the yard at first light. Brrhh! Yes it is definitely autumny.” Inside France’s National Food Festival 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z But in a way he was feathering his nest. Seth Bogart is poised to make a splash with his new album and Wacky Wacko pop-up store 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The vehicle's wings are meant to shift position in space — a maneuver known as feathering. Witness the spectacle of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo unveiling 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The biggest difference is a specially designed locking mechanism which would not allow the feathering to be activated except at the right time. Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship 16 months after fatal crash 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Modifications include a safety lock to prevent the premature initiation of the feathering system that downed Voyager. Richard Branson: ‘Millions of people would love to become astronauts’ 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The crash investigation found that co-pilot Michael Alsbury prematurely unlocked the so-called feathering system that is intended to slow and stabilize the craft as it re-enters the atmosphere. Virgin Galactic Unveils New Space Tourism Rocket 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Then to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere, the vehicle must reposition its wings — a maneuver known as feathering. Virgin Galactic unveils new SpaceShipTwo vehicle that will replace lost spaceplane 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z He said that in his view it "clearly" wasn't the case that MLAs were "feathering their own nest". Stormont expenses: 'Assembly should move to Westminster system' - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z A key feature of the design is the so-called feathering system - a term derived from the feathers of a badminton projectile. Space tourism projects at a glance 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z A key feature of the design is the so-called feathering system — a term derived from the feathers of a badminton projectile. Space tourism companies employing designs including winged vehicles, vertical rockets with capsules and high-altitude balloons 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Seriously, they’ve spent north of £25million since the end of last season - if they don’t go up now then a large number of people need tarring and feathering. Transfer window: Ramires, Matip, Cahill, Pato and more – live! 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Their fellow politicians - Republicans and Democrats alike - are accustomed to feathering their political nests by sprinkling taxpayer money all around like pixie dust. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z “And we should not take a penny, so we couldn’t be accused of feathering our nest.” For Clinton Foundation, Big Gains in Rwanda, Despite Pitfalls 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Democrats are not immune from feathering their own nests. Recent Missouri Editorials 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Your only other options beyond that are "undo" and "reset" — there are no granular controls like opacity or feathering. You can now draw on photos that you upload to Facebook 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Seriously, they’ve spent north of £25million since the end of last season - if they don’t go up now then a large number of people need tarring and feathering. Transfer window: Ramires, Matip, Cahill, Pato and more – live! 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Hales sliced Hastings to point for four to probably end any notion of a call-up for the winter Test series, with James Taylor then feathering the same bowler behind. Aussies crush England to win series 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z “The protesters are painting with a broad brush, and tar and feathering Serra along with colonialism,” Orfalea said. Pope to declare Spanish priest a saint; some Native Americans beg to differ 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Experiments at a site in Indiana in 2012 showed that feathering turbines when winds were slow reduced bat deaths by 30 percent on average. Wind Industry Plans Big Changes to Protect Bats 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z An automatic mechanism has been added to prevent the feathering from being unlocked early. Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crash Traced to Co-Pilot Error 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The vehicle's two tail wings are supposed to move when the spacecraft hits a certain speed, a maneuver known as "feathering." NTSB reveals cause of Virgin Galactic’s deadly SpaceShipTwo crash 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The purpose of the filing is not to embarrass volunteer board members in state government, but to make sure that there are no hidden agendas, no nest feathering, no double dealing. Collection of recent editorials from Oklahoma newspapers 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It unlocks the spaceship's revolutionary "feathering" system, which then seems to have deployed of its own accord. Virgin Galactic crash details emerge - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Seventeen members of the American Wind Energy Association, a trade group, have agreed voluntarily to begin idling, or feathering, turbines in the next year or two. Wind Industry Plans Big Changes to Protect Bats 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Investigators said the company had placed more concern on unlocking the feathering mechanism too late, also potentially dangerous. Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crash Traced to Co-Pilot Error 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Moundou-Missi is the Ivy League defensive player of the year, but on Saturday, with time expiring, he remained composed and accurate with his jumper, feathering in the winner. In Fierce Ivy League Playoff, Harvard’s Late Shot Topples Yale 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z The investigation has focused on a special “feathering” system on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo that is intended to slow the craft as it prepares to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere. NTSB: Pilot unaware of co-pilot’s mistake that may have caused Virgin Galactic crash I don't have details, but I understand it'll be made physically harder to unlock the feathering system at the wrong time. Virgin Galactic crash details emerge - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The feathering system had come under scrutiny in previous statements by the NTSB. Virgin pilot 'thrown free' in crash 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z A review of footage from a camera mounted to the ceiling of the spaceship’s cockpit shows the co-pilot moving the feathering lever to the unlock position, Hart said. Virgin spaceship’s descent system deployed early 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z In the wake of the crash the US National Transportation Safety Board said that the feathering mechanism designed to slow the craft on its re-entry was deployed too early and the craft then broke apart. How safe can we make space for tourists? 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The control in question is “feathering,” which Virgin Galactic describes as “the unique technology that turns the wing booms into position for re-entry.” After Virgin Galactic’s Test Crash, Does Anyone Want to Be a Space Tourist? These are intended to help slow the rocket plane’s descent when it re-enters the atmosphere, in a process known as feathering. Fledgling space industry resolute after fatal crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The company calls the system's action "feathering" because it was modeled on the birdie or shuttlecock used in badminton, which is aerodynamically stable because of the way it resists air. Investigators scrutinize pilot actions in Virgin Galactic crash Activating the feathering system requires the pulling of a lever — not unlike how a gun fires only when the trigger is pulled, not just because the safety has been disengaged. Rocket crash stirs uncertainty about space tourism 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Investigators have previously described how the feathering system then deployed, apparently "uncommanded" by the pilots. Spaceship pilots' actions analysed 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z He flipped a switch to unlock a lever that may have caused the spacecraft's tail to rise and create drag -- an action known as "feathering." Virgin Galactic crash: Copilot who died unlocked lever early, NTSB says 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Pilots are supposed to engage the feathering action when the craftis moving at roughly 1.4 times the speed of sound, at the top of its parabolic arc of flight. Fledgling space industry resolute after fatal crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Using video footage from inside the cockpit as well as telemetry data, investigators found that the co-pilot unlocked the “feathering” handle nine seconds after the rocket engine ignited. After deadly crash, Richard Branson says space travel still worth risk 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z To deploy the wings, pilots must both move a handle from a "lock" position to an "unlock" position and then move another handle into a "feathering" position. SpaceShipTwo's wings deployed prematurely before crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z A review of footage from a camera mounted to the ceiling of the spaceship's cockpit shows the co-pilot moving the feathering lever to the unlock position, Hart said. Virgin spaceship's descent system deployed early 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Two levers were supposed to be pulled when the spacecraft reached Mach 1.4, allowing an action called "feathering" -- which lifts the tail to slow descent and create drag. Pilot error a 'possibility' in Virgin Galactic spaceship crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Two steps are normally required for feathering, said Christopher Hart, acting chairman of the NTSB, which is holding its first accident investigation involving the commercial space industry. Fledgling space industry resolute after fatal crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Hart told a news conference late on Sunday investigators had determined the "feathering" system should have been deployed when the vehicle was traveling about 1.4 times the speed of sound. Key function of crashed Virgin spacecraft deployed early: NTSB 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z At that point, two seconds after the uncommanded feathering, the aircraft broke up in flight. SpaceShipTwo Crash: How Premature "Feathering" Could Have Caused Mid-Air Break Up 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The feathering device lifts and rotates the tail to create drag, slowing the craft on its descent. Virgin safety tool 'deployed early' 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Two seconds later, the booms rotated even though neither pilot moved the feathering handle. Investigators Focus on Tail Booms in Crash of Space Plane 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z According to the spacecraft’s flight procedures, said Hart, there are two steps required for the feathering system to deploy. NTSB: Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Tail System Deployed Prematurely Before Crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Many Spaniards are disillusioned with established parties and politicians are seen as feathering their own nests while ordinary people suffer through recession. Spain's Socialists try to lure back leftist faithful 2013-11-21T11:02:13Z According to Mr. Hart, the co-pilot unlocked the feathering mechanism just after reaching Mach 1; the mechanism was supposed to be unlocked at Mach 1.4 so that “aerodynamic forces do not extend feathers prematurely.” SpaceShipTwo Crash: How Premature "Feathering" Could Have Caused Mid-Air Break Up 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z I was feathering the throttle a little bit. London 2012: GB cycling's masterplan bears fruit – with more to come 2012-08-07T20:48:14Z “Shortly after the feathering occurred, the telemetry data terminated, and the video data terminated,” Mr. Hart said. Investigators Focus on Tail Booms in Crash of Space Plane 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z He then revealed that shortly prior to the spacecraft breaking up in flight, the feathering system deployed prematurely. NTSB: Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Tail System Deployed Prematurely Before Crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The social media company stumbled into the market, crushing small investors who thought they were feathering their nests with a sure thing. Why Everyone’s Holding Their Breath About Facebook Earnings 2012-07-26T12:00:40Z With June a damp squib and July predicted to go the same way, people are feathering their nests and staying indoors. Is wet weather bad for business? 2012-07-06T17:13:25Z Where the crest is the head of a griffon or bird the feathering of the neck will be carried on to cover the mantle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z It will be noticed the signers were obliged to recant, so as to save their property from being destroyed by the mob, and from personal injury and insult such as tarring and feathering, etc. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The second lever was never activated – but it appears the feathering system deployed anyway. NTSB: Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Tail System Deployed Prematurely Before Crash 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Symmetry, condition, and size 20 Eyes 10 Head 15 Ears 15 Stop 5 Coat and feathering 15 Muzzle 10 Colour 10 Total 100 Blenheim. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z A feathering paddle float is pivoted at the centre of its ends, and so arranged that by a mechanical movement it will remain vertical when in the water, notwithstanding the circular path it revolves in. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The whimpering music sudden heard From cover-copse and gorse; The feathering stems, the sweeping ears, The heads to scent laid low, The find, the burst, the "Gone-away!" Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 2012-03-17T02:01:06.070Z "She's not only feathering her own nest up there in Asheville, but at the same time she is starving out that wrong-headed husband of hers." Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Pendent pearls on vines starred white with bloom; a dun deer at gaze, knee-deep in feathering willow-grass; a hermit-bird his morning hymn, cloistered in the vaulted monastery where the great organ stirs among the pines! Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It should be docked to about 4 or 5 inches, and well furnished with long feathering. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z The working surfaces of a feathering wheel are of brass, and the bushes of the paddle arms of lignum vitæ. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The politicians who lead local councils are a disgrace to the workforces they employ for offering no pay rise for the third consecutive year while feathering their own nests. Council staff pay freeze extended 2012-02-23T12:51:45Z This attempt at tar and feathering doesn’t sit particularly well with Mr. Weinberg. Your Money: AutoSlash, a Rate Sleuth, Makes Rental Car Companies Squirm - Your Money 2012-02-17T18:56:46Z Decidedly it was prudent for those whose nests required feathering to retire into the background until the difficulty was adjusted. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The feathering on thighs and tail should be very profuse, and it is preferable that it should be of a lighter colour than the rest of the coat. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z “Trust Howbridge for feathering his nest all right,” said the seamstress, bitingly. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z The term “feathering” is used of the junction of the foliated cusps in window tracery, but is usually restricted to those cases where it is ornamented with foliage, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The Silver-laced birds have exactly the same points except in the ground feathering, which should be silvery, and the nearer the shade approaches to white the more beautiful will be the bird. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z On the other hand, his extraordinary skill in feathering social truth with romance, and his equally extraordinary skill in making a monster of romance eat real hay are the virtues of his vices. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z The hindquarters, like those of a collie, should be similarly clad with long hair or feathering from the top of the rump to the hocks. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z Where was anything but a long sable stream of something feathering through the snow? From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Kooran knew, however, where his master was going, and went feathering on in front, stopping now and then to turn round and give a little sharp encouraging bark to his sturdy young master. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z But feathering my Nest wasn’t all smooth sailing. State of the Art: Nest Learning Thermostat Sets a Standard - David Pogue 2011-11-30T20:55:26Z Further differences are found in the feathering of the head and neck of these birds, that of the crow being much more completely covered than that of the rook. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z This "feathering" is caused by the late development of latent buds. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Archie rode home the giant hunter, but in two hours he was once more mounted on Scallowa, and feathering back through the snow towards the little cottage. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Kenneth could almost imagine he saw the smoke curling up from his mother’s cot in the glen, and Kooran feathering away through the heather to fetch his dinner. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The sculler must especially guard against feathering under water. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z His way with the oars was inelegant enough, without a pretence at feathering; but it was quite effectual; and Olivia, in the stern-sheets, had her back still presented to the Argus-eyes of the Towers. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z On the road she goes feathering, here, there, and everywhere. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z If he had been complained of, the informer was in danger of tarring and feathering. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Are a few years of truckling, and helping the devil's hand, and feathering your own nest pretty comfortably, to be weighed against a lifetime of honest service? Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z One end was split in four—once down and across that—and two pieces of cardboard doubled up thrust in, answering the purpose of feathering. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A host of pundits, conservative and otherwise, have already weighed in with pieces warning against tarring and feathering all of the West's far-right groups just because of the deeds of one man. Reacting to the Norway Attacks: Why a Western Terrorist Is No Different than a Muslim One 2011-07-26T16:15:36Z But I must say this for Sir Watkin, that he would not make money, as some people make it nowadays, by feathering his nest at the expense of the public. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z ‘And, then, are all Liberals public spirited, and not averse to feathering their own nest when they have a chance?’ Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z Channing says, "The story of tarring and featherings, riotings and burnings becomes monotonous, almost as much so as the reading of the papers that poured forth from counties, towns, conventions, meetings, congresses, and private individuals." The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z "You're thinking of a Francolin-partridge, my dear fellow," he said to Portal; "very dark feathering ... almost black ... a little bigger than the Natal grey hens." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z For smaller vessels, the oscillating engine with feathering paddle-wheels is still largely employed in Europe. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z By a fresh spurt the Mary is carried beyond her mooring place—as she passes it her owner for an instant feathering his oars and holding up his hat. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The objectors, though – more numerous, according to Bob Thomas, supporters trust chairman, than the vocal core whom Bonser laments – accuse the owner of feathering his nest at the club's expense. Walsall fans do not see the money we have spent, says Jeff Bonser 2011-03-30T07:00:02Z Tarring and featherings was becoming the order of the day.... The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z “How many lives did he save while feathering his nests?” Aetna Sues Doctors Over $59,490 Ultrasound 2011-03-24T15:13:44Z The men rested in the glow of the fires, feathering arrows and restringing their bows. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z For birds and mammals this generally means stuffed skins that show feathering or pelage respectively, or specimens comprising all or some of the animal’s bones. Scientist at Work: Answering Questions About Island Species 2011-02-25T12:05:50Z In fact, polls show an increasing portion of the electorate angry with an insider "establishment" -- on Wall Street, in corporate suites, and in Washington – that’s been feathering its nest at the public’s expense. The case for a 70 percent marginal tax rate on the rich 2011-02-16T15:50:00Z The favorite method of persecution was tarring and feathering, but riding the Tory on the liberty pole or ducking occurred frequently. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z It is, however, extensively used for the stuffing of couches, cushions, and other articles of upholstery; and the Amazonian Indians employ it in feathering the arrows of their blow-guns, and for several other purposes. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z By a fresh spurt the Mary is carried beyond her mooring-place; as she passes it her owner for an instant feathering his oars and holding up his hat. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z This arch, too, will give the inside hand a greater leverage and ease for performing the work of feathering, which devolves mainly upon it. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z If men may not tar and feather a woman, women occasionally give themselves the pleasure of tarring and feathering a man, which shows once more how privileged woman is in America. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Bige was feathering his paddle, Indian fashion without lifting it out of the water, so we silently proceeded, making no ripple on the surface and yet, at first, rather swiftly. The Chief Engineer 2010-12-20T17:11:56.320Z He added, “And this kind of feathering your nest is in the egregious tradition of the Teamsters and other unions.” Gus Bevona, Ex-Union Chief, Dies at 69 2010-09-24T04:07:00Z There was applause when one shareholder told the board: "You do seem to be feathering your own nests at the expense of the shareholders you are supposed to serve." BA boss Willie Walsh heckled at AGM over strike claims 2010-07-13T12:41:00Z Lambert is right – modern capitalism has arrived at a moral dead end, interested largely in feathering the nests of its leaders while imposing enormous costs on the rest of society and accepting no reciprocal obligations. Modern capitalism is at a moral dead end. And the bosses are to blame | Will Hutton 2010-04-03T23:10:00Z An eye-catching rally ensues on the first of those match points, with both men leathering groundstokes from the baseline and feathering drop shots at the net. 2010-01-21T23:54:00Z But these tarrings and featherings, this breaking open houses by rude and insolent rabble in resentment for private wrongs, or in pursuance of private prejudices and passions, must be discountenanced. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams This the individual minister cannot do, for to attempt it lays him open to the charge of feathering his own nest. Six Thousand Country Churches Noses down, sterns feathering zigzag over the ground, sniffing earth and leaves and grass, the hounds were brought up. The Social Gangster Long waves of feathering golden-rod Ran through the gray in patches; As in a cloud the gold of God Burns, that the sunset catches. One Day & Another A Lyrical Eclogue Lower breast, sides, belly, and under tail-coverts bright scarlet-red; feathering of legs dusky, with faint green gloss and slightly bordered with whitish. Descriptions of Three New Birds from the Belgian Congo Bulletin of the AMNH , Vol. XXXIV, Art. XVI, pp. 509-513, Oct. 20th, 1915 The paper was heavily sized and no feathering of the black ink or red paint appears. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology The sex of mature ducks can be readily told by their voices and also by a difference in the feathering. Ducks and Geese They made their arrows of reeds or small wands, which needed no other cutting, but in the length, being otherwise ready for notching, feathering and heading. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts At last he saw a great blue mountain, with snow feathering its crests, in a far-off island, and on that island he alighted. Tales of Troy and Greece Lower breast cinnamon, sometimes finely barred with dusky; belly somewhat lighter and rosier than that of male; feathering of legs dusky. Descriptions of Three New Birds from the Belgian Congo Bulletin of the AMNH , Vol. XXXIV, Art. XVI, pp. 509-513, Oct. 20th, 1915 They walked on, and soon the man told M—— to be prepared, as the spaniels were feathering. The Dog In addition to the standard breeds there are several other rare breeds among which is the Sebastapol which is kept purely as an ornamental breed by reason of its peculiar feathering. Ducks and Geese How calm o'er this great water, in its flow Silent and vast, smoothes yon cold sister sphere, Her lucid chasteness feathering the wax-white foam! Blooms of the Berry No doubt his laudable object was to spill the tar, in order to gain time for his benefactor, and perhaps postpone the tarring and feathering altogether. Cudjo's Cave At the left extremity stands a clump of ancient cedars of Lebanon, feathering in evergreen beauty down to the ground. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The next time watch very carefully for the slightest indication of his feathering, and then instantly call out "Toho." The Dog The snow was feathering down so fast that it gave to the air a milky translucence through which bulked dimly an occasional traveler on the other thoroughfare. The Fate of Felix Brand The feathering buckets of the paddle wheels began to turn; and La Luz, long, low, narrow, and a racer, moved noiselessly out into the bay. The Missourian But he was Number Four in his boat; and the papers all said his feathering was beautiful.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit All the trees along its banks were budding and feathering out with greenness. Phemie Frost's Experiences You ought, in fact, to watch as carefully for your pupil's first "feathering" upon the dead bird, as you did—174—upon his first coming upon the covey. The Dog He is another of Brenchfield’s cronies, and is feathering his nest like the rest of them. The Spoilers of the Valley The bays are separated by buttresses of considerable projection, and all the arches, which have good late mouldings, are enriched with a fine feathering of cusps, which stands out well against the dark interior. Portuguese Architecture "I imagined you to be in the country safe with that kind old lady who is feathering your nest." The Time of Roses The valley narrowed, and its water quickened into a lively trout stream, gurgling over a rocky bed, bordered on one side by thick underwood, feathering down to its edge. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. A similar injury—sculler's sprain—occurs in rowing-men from feathering the oar. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. This adaptation of stitch to bird or other forms gives the effect of fine feathering perfectly. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery When Rupert had done his own feathering and blanketing, as well as brown paper moccasins, he helped the others. The Magic World It may be remarked that the arrows aforesaid were iron-tipped instead of being simply fire-hardened, and in the feathering of each a single plume of the scarlet tanager had been carefully inserted. The Doomsman Above them eternal forests of firs and pines wave, feathering over the steepest and most rocky slopes with their somber foliage. Hannibal Makers of History Instances of tarring and feathering were not uncommon. The Critical Period of American History There, every stitch helps to explain the feathering. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Very steadily and carefully she rowed, dipping her oars, and "feathering," as papa had taught her, as if only intent on doing her task as well as possible for this the last time. Eyebright A Story His three patents, which were for various forms of steamboat feathering paddle wheels, involved linkages kinematically similar to the drag link coupling, although it is quite unlikely that Oldham recognized the similarity. Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt The young moon was gleaming cool and clear above the feathering points of the firs. Vixen, Volume II. Patches of sunlight flashed vivid contrasts in their black and white plumage, and set off in a splendor of changing color the green and purple and bronze of their iridescent feathering. The Gold Girl There shall be no tarring and feathering of women by any man in my employ. The Prairie Mother When he rose to greatness in Barbie it was whispered that the nephew discovered he was feathering his own nest, and that this was the reason of his sharp dismissal. The House with the Green Shutters Neglected mansion!—for, ’tis said, Whene’er the snow came feathering down, Four barbed steeds,—from the Bull’s head, Carried thy master up to town. Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional Tales in Verse, Those Formerly Publish'd Under the Title "My Night-Gown and Slippers." Mobs tyrannised over their more loyal neighbours, tarring and feathering some of those who would not comply with their demands, and using other barbarous modes of advancing the cause of liberty. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration We generally imagine that the statesmen of South-Eastern Europe are a collection of rather swarthy, frock-coated personages who, when not engaged in decrying each other, are very busily occupied in feathering their own nests. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 It was poignant with a power to transport me back to earlier and happier days, to the days when one never thought of feathering the nest of existence with the illusions of old age. The Prairie Mother The barbarous and disgraceful practice of tarring and feathering and carting Tories, placing them in a cart and carrying them about as a sort of spectacle, had become in some places a favourite amusement. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 On the return, the young oarsmen were instructed in feathering their oars. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton They were feathering excitedly about the mouth of a tile drain into which the fox had evidently gone. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) He had been lying on them; their feathering was ruffled and their quills were fractured. Kiddie the Scout Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break. The Dew of Their Youth Feathering the arrow, in my experience, tends, if anything to make it spin more; for one thing, because it is practically impossible to lay the feathering on straight. On Laboratory Arts The crew instantly levelled their oars, feathering the blades. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton Being covered with cutaneous sores, the feathers stuck to him, as if he had been subject to the operation of tarring and feathering. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 Volume 18, New Series, September 11, 1852 "It looks," Schroeder said, "like he didn't waste any time feathering his nest when he made himself leader." Space Prison The fruit trees were in bloom, the woods feathering green, the quiet and the golden light inestimable after the moaning wards. The Long Roll All politicians are supposed by the public to be feathering their own nests, and you might as well feather yours when you've got to come under the accusation anyway. Every Man for Himself The oarsmen levelled their oars, feathering the blades, and listening to the march. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton We therefore employed ourselves during the longer evenings of winter in manufacturing bows and feathering a large supply of arrows, for both of which objects we found suitable material. Adventures in Australia They made so many converts that some shortsighted people of Hiram thought to stop their work by tarring and feathering them. Stories Of Ohio Don’t do that; let it be, and draw your flannel over the feathering. Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig Gazing forward, intent and strung-up, he checked her now and then with a feathering backstroke of the paddle, while the boulders flashed up toward her out of the spray, and the pines ashore reeled by. The Gold Trail Those on the sides are divided into six lights, the featherings of which are very beautiful. A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents In the sunlight the silvery-yellow feathering and the metallic sheen of trunk and branches make the yellow birch one of the most attractive trees of the New England forest. Handbook of the Trees of New England The closing of the "fan," like the "feathering" of an oar, reduces friction when the leg is being moved forwards for the next stroke. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told Personally he was honest, but he was always surrounded by intriguers and tricksters, some of whose nests he would aid in feathering. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis I soon discovered that the Vicomte was in the hands of old-fashioned stewards, who, besides feathering their own nests, were not making the best of the land. Dross They only think of feathering their own nests, and of quarrelling among themselves. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Leaves prolonged on the stem beneath the insertion: branchlets springing out beneath the point of furcation, as the feathering along the trunk of elms, etc. Handbook of the Trees of New England The falling snow is believed to be the effect of celestial goose-feathering, and the patron of geese—St. Michael—is supposed to be then feathering his protegés. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Another tree, a beautiful specimen of the fagus pendula, or feathering beech, a great favourite with Mr. Gladstone, deserves attention. The Hawarden Visitors' Hand-Book Revised Edition, 1890 Her speciality was to look after the feathering, cackling, roosting, rising, and general behavior of these hundred chicks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 He had been feathering his nest in the material sense. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 And the crowd stood round endeavouring to account for the nakedness of the land, until a remark that the Commune had been feathering their nests with the chairs and tables dispersed them laughing. The Insurrection in Paris A witch called at a farm when they were feathering geese for sale, and she begged much for one. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Clear lay the pebbles and roots at the bottom; clear was the reflection of the feathering trees about it; clear shone the eyes of William Thayer as he joyously swam for sticks across it. While Caroline Was Growing The present government gave every facility to those who advocated popular principles with the aim of feathering their own nests. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow Like miniature palm-groves these water-weeds stand green and golden against the bright blue sky, feathering above the boat which slowly pushes its way through clinging reeds. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series In choppy country he detailed a third pair to skirt the middle flanks and prevent leakage up any feathering coulees. The Settling of the Sage At the last order the men levelled their oars, feathering the blades, and remained like eight statues in their seats. Stand By The Union "You dear old graybeard," I said to the one on my left, as I looked up and saw a faint feathering of silver on its branches. The Heart's Kingdom The part of the arrow in front of the feathering rests upon the thumb and middle finger and under the index finger of the left hand. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Its pale lilac spikes of blossom stand waist-high above a wilderness of feathering, curving, delicately indented, burnished leaves—deep, glossy, cool, and green. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series But they’re as civil as butter to each other, and then old Pompous goes on feathering his nest, and backing up the tradespeople, and the governor pitches into the young men of the present day.” We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys During the winter of 1892, she was lengthened thirty feet and furnished with modern feathering wheels in place of the old style radial ones. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention The outer doors were open, and she could see the gray cloud mass feathering on its under side and creeping lower on the slopes of Lebanon in every stormy gust of the chill wind. The Quickening The ordinary bow is used but the arrow frequently varies from the regular fighting arrow in being heavier, thicker, and not provided with feathering. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The hounds were evidently on a scent, hardly strong enough to own, but sufficiently indicated by their feathering, and the rush of their comrades to the spot. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Now everybody must have noticed that the chief broad distinction between these two great groups consists in the feathering of the tail. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science I have reason to suspect," replied Chevydale, "that he is neither more nor less than feathering his own nest at the expense of myself and my tenantry. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Secondly, some kind of furling or feathering by a rotatory motion of the wing might take place on raising the wings. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 A very important feature from an ethnological standpoint is the feathering of the arrow. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Mr. Sponge answered the appeal by turning his horse the way the hounds were feathering, and giving them a slight cheer. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour It had not, at least, in the army; though possibly in the more serious life of the civilian it had no place except in the form of tarring and feathering an occasional "copperhead." The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Hence, from base to summit, Whalley Nab stood revealed, and the verdant lawns opening out amidst the woods feathering its heights, were fully discernible. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Joe addressed Graham as "Captain," and complimented him on the fine feathering of his oar. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays The method of feathering is as follows: The quills of the wing feathers of a hornbill, or sometimes of a fish eagle, are parted down the middle. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Tall and straight as the larch-tree stood The manly form of the brave young chief, And fair as the larch in its vernal leaf, When the red fawn bleats in the feathering wood. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems As we approach the mountains, the macchi become taller, feathering man-high above the road, and stretching far away upon the hills. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Dicky's nest was not long in feathering, and yet Dicky had not begun to sing. The Divine Fire Yea, thrice my face and bosom flush’d with heat Of sudden wings, Through delicatest ether feathering soft Their solitary beat. The Unknown Eros "Now for the feathering," and Yan showed Sam how to split the midrib of a turkey feather and separate the vane. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned As clearly as can be deciphered, the legend is something about "an Indian," "an oarsman," and "feathering a scull," or "skull." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 27, 1891 That purpose is the feathering which steadies the arrows and sends them home. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 The favourite Whig occupation of tarring and feathering was renewed. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 To what slights and insolences did he submit himself for the sake of feathering his own nest; and how he had counted upon that fat living, of which the Squire had so cruelly disappointed him! Bred in the Bone When the mob took to sacking private houses, driving clergymen out of their pulpits, and tarring and feathering respectable citizens, there were doubtless many law-abiding people who became Tories in spite of themselves. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration I then took a strong bamboo and made a bow of it, and some arrows of the slender canes, filling them with wet sand to give them weight, and feathering them from the dead flamingo. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island She had a feathering serew, and when the sails were used to assist, they commonly altered the pitch of the screw according to the strength of the wind. Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 He was just one of the million males, feathering nests of impermanence, and stifling the true hunger for the skies and the great cleansing migratory flights…. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel This horn'd and shaggy ram shall stain thy shrine, Who crops e'en now the feathering turpentine. Theocritus, translated into English Verse A favourite pastime was tarring and feathering 'obnoxious Tories.' The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration Its mutilations are comparatively small, consisting only in the destruction of the tracey of the north transept window, and some featherings in other windows, and the building and wall to enclose a vestry. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 529, January 14, 1832 This arrow he drew two or three times through his hand so as to smooth the feathering and make the web lie straight, before fitting the notch to the string. Young Robin Hood "You can accept part of that as pay for what you did in the tar and feathering game," added Tom. Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, the Speediest Car on the Road The center of gravity near the front and a tail or rudder streaming to the rear secures stability as an arrow is balanced by the head and feathering. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship Hargrave called the principle on which his propeller worked that of a 'Trochoided plane'; it was, in effect, similar to the feathering of an oar. A History of Aeronautics This desire to be reinstated in royal favour is at the back of all Sophie's subsequent actions—this and her intention of feathering her own nest out of the estate of her protector. She Stands Accused Supple, liar, corrupt, intelligent,—he aids his master and laughs at him, feathering his own nest the while. Worldly Ways and Byways He throws his whole soul into his work, questing carefully over the cold scent, feathering eagerly when the bird is close, and at last drawing up like a statue. Three Elephant Power and Other Stories Then, still holding her, he drew her within the low feathering branches of a giant tree, where was a fallen log. The Coryston Family A Novel She is a well-bred animal, with a pretty face and fine feathering. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others These quills were firmly fastened to the ends of the arrows, and their flight was guided by feathering them with the cockatoo’s feathers. The Mysterious Island But all this while my cunning attorney was the bird that was feathering his nest charmingly. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 Never was such a brace of pests— While Ministers, still worse than either, Skilled but in feathering their nests, Plague us with both and settle neither. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Tall and straight as the larch tree stood The manly form of the brave young chief, And fair as the larch in its vernal leaf, When the red fawn bleats in the feathering wood. Legends of the Northwest The two missiles were alike in size, weight, and feathering, in fact, were made by Ishi, only one had the native head and the other his modern substitute. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow He had strong reason to believe that Tooke, the managing clerk at Bristol, was carrying on a course of peculation, and feathering his nest at the expense of the firm. Chantry House And as for his taunts, well, he was but feathering my arrows. The Yeoman Adventurer At morn his bark like a bird Slips lightly oceanward— Sail feathering smooth o'er the bay And beak that drinks the wild spray. Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems Q.--By what species of mechanism are the positions of the paddle floats of feathering wheels governed? A Catechism of the Steam Engine The vertical error, however, depends more on the weight of the arrow, on the feathering, the holding time, the maintainance of tension, and on the release of the bowstring. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow All feathering to be as straight and as flat as possible. Dogs and All about Them All over the state of Washington the mobbing, jailing and tar and feathering of workers continued the order of the day until long after the cessation of hostilities in Europe. The Centralia Conspiracy This fear was enhanced in no little degree by the operation I had witnessed, of the tarring and feathering process practised by enraged citizens in the Missouri country, which I have before described. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States In some feathering wheels the proper motion is given to the rods by means of an eccentric on the ship's side. A Catechism of the Steam Engine "I will give you our pamphlet, 'Drops of Blood,' and you may read about some of the lynching and tarring and feathering and shooting of Mobland." They Call Me Carpenter The ear feathering and face fall are finer in quality than the coat, which is exceedingly hard and weather-resisting. Dogs and All about Them Smith was feathering a nest for himself--feathering it with steel and stone and a possible coil of hempen rope. The Centralia Conspiracy Outside the door sat Black Star of the Bear Clan; astride a fallen tree he lounged arrogantly; his hands, still red with last night's horrors, were feathering arrows. The Shagganappi Q.--Should the floats in feathering wheels enter and leave the water vertically? A Catechism of the Steam Engine A group of ex-service men, members of the Brigade, had been hired to seize the prophet and treat him to a tar and feathering. They Call Me Carpenter In every case a black muzzle is indispensable, also black points to the ears, with trousers, tail and feathering a somewhat lighter shade than the body. Dogs and All about Them As she started from the dock, the purring drone of her eight cylinders sent her feathering over the waves like a skipping stone. The War Terror In the glens I went through white mists were twisting and feathering themselves into extraordinary shapes, and showing blue hills behind them that looked singularly desolate and far away. In Wicklow and West Kerry Q.--Is the screw propeller as effectual an instrument of propulsion as the radial or feathering paddle? A Catechism of the Steam Engine A feathering of snow had fallen at dawn, and now the clear, cold sun made it sparkle far and wide. Demos The feathering must be only moderate on the ears, and scanty on the legs, but continued down to the heels. Dogs and All about Them Nevertheless, we will go on, like those Chinese cliff swallows, feathering our nests with the froth, which may one day be bread of life to such as dwell by the sea-shore. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Her thighs, fuller and soft-hued as ivory, were bared almost to the hips, where the white fringes of her drawers were like feathering of soft white down. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The action of paddle wheels, whether radial or feathering, will be more fully described in the chapter on Steam Navigation. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Ay, they do say so—with a nice eye to the feathering of their pockets! East Lynne There should be a slight hairy fringe on the inside of the fore and hind-legs, but nothing approaching to the feathering of a Collie. Dogs and All about Them Far up through the great feathering branches gleamed patches of blue sky. The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies My heart sang of motives higher than the mere feathering of my own nest. The Rise of David Levinsky She pictures New Englanders as tarring and feathering cultivated English ladies. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence Every wave was a complex chord, with winnowed tones feathering it round. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald Legs straight and immensely boned, strong and short, and nicely feathered with straight or waved Setter-like feather, overmuch feathering below the hocks objectionable. Dogs and All about Them "Very well," says she and away she goes to collect sticks for the fire whiles I sat feathering the bird and found the flesh of it very white and delicate. Black Bartlemy's Treasure The reach forward, the pull, the feathering the blade, the dip, were all there was of it; motions most perfect when most automatic. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ He may feel much obliged to Mr. Stanley for feathering his nest so well. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 Shoved his agricultural degradation right up under my nose while I was telling him about the fun we had tarring and feathering that faro dealer at California Pete's layout! Roads of Destiny In the centre of the great lawn the feathering top of the fountain column was filled with his red glory. Lilith, a romance It is difficult for a man not to be kind and hospitable after feathering his nest so comfortably. A Start in Life Like featherings hither and yon Of aery tree-twigs over marge, To the comb of the winds, untrimmed, Their measure is found in the vast. Poems — Volume 2 In this way, they hovered round him, feathering him with arrows, as he reared and plunged about, until he was bristled all over like a porcupine. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West |
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