white feather

collocation in English

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white
adjective
uk
/waɪt/us
/waɪt/
of a colour like that of snow, milk, ...
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feather
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfeð.ər/us
/ˈfeð.ɚ/
one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body, consisting of a long, thin, central part with material like hairs along ...
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(Definition ofwhiteandfeatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is encouraged to do it rather than to show a sort ofwhitefeather.
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If something is not done for these ex-service men, we shall deserve to be dubbed awhitefeathernation.
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It may sound cruel and going back to thewhitefeathergame of 1914, but it would be a very good thing.
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Have any steps been taken to prevent officers showing thewhitefeather?
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They never once showed thewhitefeather.
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A few neckerchiefs with thewhitefeathersilk screened on them are known to exist.
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Immature birds have brown upperparts withwhitefeathertips and fringes.
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Juvenile birds are like the adults but withwhitefeathertips on the crown or throat instead of fuller white.
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Some time after the war, pacifists found an alternative interpretation of thewhitefeatheras a symbol of peace.
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Solidwhitefeatheris due to an autosomal recessive allele ("wh") in homocygosis, although some birds may exhibit a few black spots.
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This song likens love to a soft andwhitefeatherdrifting in the air, unpredictable and beyond one's grasp or control.
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Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, three of his friends and his fiance each give him awhitefeather, the symbol of cowardice.
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Females resemble males but are duller, andwhitefeatherbases may show in the throat.
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Traditionally, our forefathers make use of patani ug ugis nga manok (black feather andwhitefeather chicken) as the offering in veneration of the spirits.
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The adult has an unstreaked grey-brown back, whitish grey underparts, and a darker undertail, which haswhitefeathertips giving a contrasting pattern.
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The wings have a silvery appearance due towhitefeatheredgings.
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Some species communicate warnings to rivals by exposingwhitefeatherpatches on their backs or shoulders.
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The reduction in the spotting in the breeding season is achieved through thewhitefeathertips largely wearing off.
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Nevertheless, the invisible kobold travelled along with them as awhitefeather, which they discovered when they stayed at an inn.
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