featy

adj — 3 senses

featy

adj

1

Obsolete, Regional Pretty; neat.

Featy adj. pretty, neat.1874, Somerset Archaeological Society, Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History: Vol. XVIII:

2

Obsolete, Regional Of wool: having a number of coarse, shorter white hairs mixed in with the finer wool, or (by extension) in any bad condition.

Featy adj. 1. Applied to wool; when a number of coarse short white hairs are mixed with the finer wool of the fleece - called also kempy1874, English Dialect Society, West Somerset Word Book:

3

Obsolete, Regional Of wool: having been exposed to damp and rotted, though appearing unchanged.

Featy adj. 2. This word expressed a particular kind of injury to which wool or woollen cloth is liable if left long in the damp - it seems to be rotten as to strength, while in appearance there is little change.1874, English Dialect Society, West Somerset Word Book:

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