Usually means: Achievement or honor proudly displayed.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word A feather in your cap:

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  1. a feather in your cap: Merriam-Webster
  2. a feather in your cap: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. A feather in your cap: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. a feather in your cap, A feather in your cap: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Definitions from Wikipedia (A feather in your cap)

noun:  The term a feather in your cap is an English idiomatic phrase believed to have derived from the general custom in some cultures of a warrior adding a new feather to their headgear for every enemy slain.


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