feathered friend

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English

Noun

feathered friend (plural feathered friends)

  1. (idiomatic) A bird.
    • 1805 May 5, The Sydney Gazette, page 3, column 2:
      This little family is said to live together on the most affectionate terms. The feline part of it are so 𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ of their feathered friends, that they are almost ready π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š 𝑒𝑝.
    • 1890 April 12, The Australasian, Melbourne, page 39, column 4:
      The illustrations accompanying this week's "Notes of a Naturalist in Western Australia" show two of the conspicuous "feathered friends" which he describes.