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white feather
symbol used for cowardice or bravery
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The white feather was a widely recognised propaganda symbol in the United Kingdom, Australia and other Commonwealth countries. It was most prominently used in the 'white feather movement' in Britain during the First World War, in which women gave white feathers to non-enlisting men symbolizing cowardice and shaming them into signing up for military service.
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