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1) a tall growth of feathers on a bird's head (crest)

2) a quilted bed-covering filled with soft feathers (eiderdown)

3) long feathers on the neck of a domestic cock (hackles)

4) a kind of noisy European bird with brightly coloured feathers (jay)

5) a kind of large male bird noted for its long tail feathers (peacock)

6) courage; spirit; a short, sharp pull; to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) (pluck)

7) a bird's feathers (plumage)

8) a band of different feathers round a bird's neck, or of hair round an animal's neck (ruff)

9) a small mark, especially one of many feathers etc (speckle)

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Meaning:
clothing

clothes

attire

fluff

soft, loose material from blankets, wood etc; a small error when doing something

down

garment

an article of clothing (which is more usual)

article of clothing

plumage

a bird's feathers

clump of strands of something

ruff

a band of different feathers round a bird's neck, or of hair round an animal's neck

clump of strands of something

tuft

a bunch of feathers, grass etc growing or held together at the base

clump of strands of something

FEATHERS as in Wiktionary
FEATHERS as in Wikipedia