Featherweight definition

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A person or thing of little weight or size.
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An insignificant person.

A political featherweight.

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A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 126 pounds (56.7 kilograms), between junior featherweight and junior lightweight.
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A boxer competing in this weight division.
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A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
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A contestant in this weight division.
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Of or relating to featherweights.
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Unimportant; trivial.

Featherweight political issues.

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Any person or thing of comparatively light weight or small size.
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An unimportant person or thing.
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A boxer between a junior featherweight and a junior lightweight, with a maximum weight of 126 pounds (57.15 kg)
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The minimum weight that a racehorse may carry in a handicap.
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Of featherweights.
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Light or trivial.
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A weight division in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57 kilograms.
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A boxer who fights in this division.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
featherweight
Plural:
featherweights

Featherweight Sentence Examples

  • A trick that designers utilize to create an illusion of featherweight airness for summer designs is using crinkles or puckered fabrics or metallics, foils, jacquards, and brocades.

  • Would we expect a featherweight boxer to be pitted against a heavyweight?

  • There were also cabinets available for the Featherweight machines that ranged from a card table to a table top unit with storage and hideaway functionality.

  • Most collectors agree that the most popular versions for collecting are the Featherweight models, the Turtlebacks (one of the earliest models), the Blackside, the Singer 301 model, and the Midget and toy models.

  • You can expect to pay between $50 and $250 for a Featherweight in good condition.

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