sea feather

noun

any of several anthozoans of the order Gorgonacea, in which the colony assumes a featherlike shape.

Origin of sea feather

First recorded in 1615–25

Words nearby sea feather

sea dog, sea duck, sea eagle, sea elephant, sea fan, sea feather, sea fight, sea fir, sea fire, sea floor spreading, sea foam

Example sentences from the Web for sea feather

  • It was a pretty big thing, for it was a sea-feather over five feet high,—a regular tree.

    A Jolly Fellowship |Frank R. Stockton

  • He just put one hand under my right arm, in which I held the sea-feather, and then we struck out together for the boat.

    A Jolly Fellowship |Frank R. Stockton

  • "No," said I, "take this," and he seized the sea-feather and pulled it in.

    A Jolly Fellowship |Frank R. Stockton

  • There was a lot of curious things on the piece of rock which had come up with the sea-feather.

    A Jolly Fellowship |Frank R. Stockton