Feather

This may associate with the bird from which it came. It would therefore be different if it were a chicken feather or an eagle feather. In which case look up the bird of origin. In general however, a feather suggests a thought, an aspiration or ideal. Or an incrimination, white feather. Sometimes it is a symbol of achievement as a feather in your cap, or as used by Indian chiefs to represent courageous deeds or help given to the tribe. But a feather may also suggest something that is moved by every tiny puff of wind, every passing change – a feather blowing in the wind.

Some of the ways feathers are used in the English language might suggest slightly different meanings. For instance ‘feathers were flying’ means a fight situation or argument. ‘Growing new feathers’ means a change, a loss of the old way of life and new growth or skills.