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Definition of Feather boa
1. Noun. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feather Boa
Literary usage of Feather boa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Facing the Music: An Original Farcial Comedy in Three Acts by James Henry Darnley (1905)
"feather boa, sir? SMITH. That's right—Oh, feather boa! Oh you a™ clever! " '
DICK. ... (reading from note book) Brown hat ostrich feathers, feather boa, ..."
2. Sunsetby Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"MONEY RETURNED IF NOT PLEASED Cawston Ostrich Boas As a Christmas present, what
can equal a Cawston Ostrich feather boa? We have these in all sixes from one ..."
3. The Circular Study by Anna Katharine Green (1900)
"No, sir, short strings; long strings are no longer the fashion." " But you wore
something which fell from your neck?" " Yes, a boa—a feather boa ..."
4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"The charm of the feather boa, lately restored to its former favored position,
has vastly increased, as the latest importations bear witness. ..."
5. West Ham: A Study in Social and Industrial Problems; Being the Report of the by Outer London Inquiry Committee (1907)
"6d. curling a single feather boa for a private order, whereas the firm for whom
she usually worked would give 2s. gd. per dozen for feather boas. ..."
6. The Early History of Jacob Stahl by John Davys Beresford (1911)
"The two women went out quickly, without turning round — another speaker was on
his feet — but the feather boa which the interesting woman had been wearing ..."
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