5 sentences with 'feathers'
Example sentences and phrases with the word feathers and other words derived from it.
• « Cebil does not grow in the High Andean zone and on the Chilean and Peruvian Pacific coasts, except for a few express crops, it arrived by means of human exchange along with gourds, feathers, fibres for spinning and textiles, wood and fruit. »
• « Legend has it that Icarus and his father Daedalus used wings of feathers glued with wax to escape from the labyrinth of Crete. The flight ended dramatically for Icarus, who instead of seeking the earth sought the sky. »
• « In evolution, animals came out of the water and had to defend themselves from temperature variations and water loss by covering their bodies with feathers or hairs; by transforming their fins into legs to walk or jump, or by converting their gill breathing into tracheal breathing, like invertebrates, or pulmonary breathing, like vertebrates. »
• « Man does not possess the thick fur, feathers, etc., with which animals defend themselves against the cold; with his ingenuity he makes fabrics, prepares skins and hides with which he shelters himself. »
• « Weapons made of obsidian, jewellery made of jade, feathers woven into clothing and ornaments, and cocoa beans that were whipped into a chocolate drink formed the basis of trade. »