(zoology) The process of clenasing the body of parasites by rolling in sand or dust, practiced by certain birds and mammals.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feather-dust

simple past tense and past participle of feather-dust

To clean with a feather duster.

The small curls of rubber that are left behind after using an eraser. / A finely powdered plastic that is used to clean smudges from pencil drawings.

plural of dust-up

A smoke or dust released during the refining of metals; often contains volatile elements such as arsenic

A protective mask which covers the mouth and nose of the wearer, worn when in a dusty atmosphere, or when doing work which creates dust.

To take in too little ground with the forelegs, as a horse. / To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.

(mathematics) A multidimensional version of the Cantor set, formed by taking a finite Cartesian product of the Cantor set with itself.