featherwise
English
Etymology
feather + -wise
Adverb
featherwise (not comparable)
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.- 1883, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (page 384)
- A cavity can be seen in them, and also that they are made of fibres arranged featherwise.
- 1888, The Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend (page 74)
- […] the interior is also of ashlar work, formed of thin stones, laid tier above tier, slanting, and covering each other featherwise.
- 1883, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (page 384)