Found 2 items, similar to Contour feathers.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contour feather contour feather n : feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contour feathers Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See Turn.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. [1913 Webster] Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. [1913 Webster] Contour feathers (Zo["o]l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird. Contour of ground (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc. Contour line (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart. [1913 Webster] ||