(v): make contact or come together
(v): cover or fit with feathers
(v): provide with a covering or cause to be covered
(v): turn the paddle; in canoeing
(v): propel with a paddle
(v): turn the oar, while rowing
(v): propel with oars
(v): grow feathers
(v): come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
(n): the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
(n): any covering for the body or a body part
(n): material derived from animals
(n): turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
(n): the act of rotating as if on an axis
Upon closer inspection, the mysterious feathers in the pen can I inherited are actually some sort of pseudo-quill contraptions. Someone took apart a ballpoint pen, taped the ink/ballpoint part to the feather shaft, and then laboriously wrapped it all in white duct tape. I'm impressed.