feather duster

English

Etymology

From feather +‎ duster.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ) ˈdʌstə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛð.ɚ ˈdʌstɚ/
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Noun

feather duster (plural feather dusters)

An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.

Derived terms

feather duster worm

Translations

implement used to remove surface dust

Basque: mustuka
Catalan: plomall (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 雞毛掃／鸡毛扫 (gai¹ mou⁴ sou^3-2)

Hokkien: 雞毛筅／鸡毛筅 (zh-min-nan) (ke-mn̂g-chhéng, koe-mn̂g-chhéng)

Mandarin: 雞毛撣子／鸡毛掸子 (zh) (jīmáo dǎnzi)
Czech: prachovka (cs) f
Esperanto: plumviŝilo
Finnish: pölyhuiska (fi)
French: plumeau (fr) m
German: Staubwedel (de) m
Hungarian: tollseprű (hu)
Indonesian: kemoceng (id)
Italian: piumino (it) m
Japanese: 叩き (ja) (hataki)
Korean: 먼지떨이 (meonjitteori)
Norman: êpousseteux m
Persian: گردگیر دستی
Portuguese: espanador (pt) m
Romanian: pămătuf (ro) n
Spanish: plumero (es) m
Swedish: dammvippa (sv) c
Tagalog: pamispis, plumero, pamalis
Turkish: toz alma püskülü
Volapük: plümakluinöm
Welsh: brwsh plu m, ysgub blu f
Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

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