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featherbone
[ feth-er-bohn ]
noun
- a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of featherbone1
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It is used to finish flannel seams and hems, fasten down linings, opened seams, and canvas facings and featherbone, in millinery—in fact, this stitch is one of the most useful in sewing.
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Hooks, eyes, buttons, tape, linings, featherbone and shields are requisites not to be forgotten.
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So Featherbone shipped him over here, in charge of a family solicitor who hunted out this sequestered spot, bought a couple of thousand acres and built this hut.
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Algy is the fourth son of old Lord Featherbone, and got into a disgraceful mess in London some years ago.
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