feathercovered

Feathercovered is an English adjective meaning covered with feathers. It is used to describe both living organisms with extensive feather coverage and objects or materials that are densely adorned with feathers.

In biology, feathercovered can refer to a bird whose plumage fully covers the body, as opposed to areas of bare skin or down. While specialists typically use terms such as plumage state or molt stage, feathercovered may appear in field notes, guides, or popular science writing as a descriptive shorthand.

In fashion and design, feathercovered describes accessories or garments that are heavily decorated with feathers, such as capelets, hats, or costumes. The term suggests a tactile, visibly textured surface created by plumage.

In fiction and popular culture, feathercovered beings are often imagined as avian or hybrid creatures with extensive feather coverage, used to evoke whimsy, fantasy, or otherworldliness. The descriptor can appear in worldbuilding, descriptive prose, or character design.

Originating as a compound of feather and covered, feathercovered is a productive but informal word in contemporary English. Its usage is largely contextual and stylistic rather than technical.