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Meanings of black feathers in English

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Usage of black feathers in English
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She reached up a hand and tentatively stroked his gleaming black feathers.
The Dreaming Place
2
The wings had black feathers and a span of perhaps thirty feet.
The Lair of Bones
3
One had black feathers and skin; the other two were dark tan.
Perdido Street Station
4
One of these features is a spot of black feathers on the breast.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua
5
He shook out his black feathers and sat down again on the post.
Stories of Birds
6
On the shoulders were curious tufts of velvety black feathers, glossed with green.
Swiss Family Robinson
7
The outfit sports over 1000 hand-placed blueish grey and black feathers.
The South African
8
I had an impression of black feathers and furious, clacking beaks.
Secrets of the Wolves
9
On the floor around the chair were piles of black feathers.
Amberville
10
Sleek black feathers enclosed me, and I fell backward into the Dead Zone.
Walking dead
11
It had black feathers near the eye and on the wings.
The Irish Times
12
His eyes, ringed by glossy black feathers, narrowed at the Italian.
Heaven and the heather
13
The cane flutes were slightly more elaborate, with ornaments of rings of black feathers.
Across Unknown South America
14
The black feathers on the ravens' backs looked as if they had been oiled.
Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales
15
On its shaft were two black feathers and one white.
The Ancient Allan
16
To dream of black feathers, denotes disappointments and unhappy amours.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common