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Glossary
Each branch has ist own technical terms and definitions.
Among other things, CEN (European body of standardization) developed the definition standard EN 1885 which defines the technical terms of the feather industry.
As follows the most important definitions of EN 1885:
Finished feather
Feather which has been passed all the working processes, including washing, drying and all hygienic treatments
Down
Plumage forming the undercoating of waterfowl, consisting of clusters of light, fluffy filaments growing from one scantly down core but without any quill shaft or vane.
Feather
Horny integument of fowl that has a shorter and softer vane than quill feather and, unlike plumules, a well-developed quill.
Waterfowl feather
Feather derived from the plucking of waterfowl, such as ducks and geese.
Goose feather
Feather derived from the plucking of geese.
Duck feather
Feather derived from the plucking of ducks.
Down of Eiderduck
Down picked from eiderducks´ nests.
Landfowl feather
Feather derived from the plucking of landfowl, including chicken feathers and turkey.
New feather
Feather that has previously not been used as filling material after plucking .
Reprocessed feather
Feather which has previously been used as filling material and again been subjected to treatment.
The standard EN 1885, edition June 1998, which contains further definitions on the topic of “down and feathers“, can be obtained from:
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