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Meanings of featherbed in English

Portuguese
mimosear
Catalan
amanyagar

Treat with excessive indulgence.

mimosear
Portuguese
penugem
Spanish
colchón de plumas

A mattress stuffed with feathers.

penugem
Usage of featherbed in English
1
Great featherbed clouds are billowing across the sun, their edges brilliant silver.
I capture the castle
2
Her featherbed was twice as wide and lofty as my straw-and-rag-filled shakedown.
Caleb's crossing
3
The bed hangings were askew and the featherbed dumped unceremoniously on the floor.
The Oracle Glass
4
The bedding smelled of down must, and the pungent straw beneath the featherbed.
The bone palace
5
For a moment she thought about the High King's featherbed.
The last page
6
I wondered if I could find her a featherbed somewhere to go over the ticking.
Karen Memory
7
Shae murmured sleepily and rolled toward him when he sat on the edge of the featherbed.
A Game of Thrones
8
Her knees ached, and she would have given much for a featherbed and a pillow just then.
A clash of kings
9
Bran preferred the hard stone of the window seat to the comforts of his featherbed and blankets.
A clash of kings
10
Then she began saving for a featherbed.
Laddie: A True Blue Story
11
The featherbed was soft and cozy.
The Fourth "R"
12
The featherbed weighed a thousand pounds.
The Oracle Glass
13
The deepest featherbed may as well be a gibbet for all the comfort I can find upon it.
Caleb's crossing
14
Sandor Clegane scooped her up around the waist and lifted her off the featherbed as she struggled feebly.
A Game of Thrones
15
There was a sudden flash of white as he lunged, and I-found myself pressed deep into the featherbed.
Outlander
16
With a scramble and shrug Ashlin cast her shirt aside and crawled forward, forcing Savedra back against the featherbed.
The bone palace
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Featherbed through the time