white feather

/ˈwaɪt ˌfɛðər/
/ˈhwaɪt ˌfɛðər/
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Other forms: white feathers

Definitions of white feather
  1. noun
    a symbol of cowardice
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    type of:
    symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization
    something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
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