dēawig-feðere

dēawig-feðere, adj: dewy-feathered. (DAY-ah-wih-FETH-eh-ruh / ˈdeːa-wɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-rə)

A gull perched in the floral border of a medieval manuscript.
Gull in the Alphonso Psalter; England (London), 1284; British Library, Add MS 24686, f. 11r. [bestiary.ca]

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