feather boa

noun

1. （旧时女用）羽毛围巾
   a long thin piece of clothing like a scarf , made of feathers and worn over the shoulders by women, especially in the past

1. → see: boa

1. A recent Harvard Business Review blog argues that failure is so fantastic that organisations ought to hold a regular fail-fest at which employees wear a pink feather boa and celebrate their cock-ups.
   《哈佛商业评论》博客上最近的一篇文章建议，因为失败是如此美妙的一件事情，各类组织都应定期举行失败欢庆会，让员工戴上粉色羽毛围巾，庆祝过去的种种失败。
2. If I thought the BBC would organise a party for me and give me a pink feather boa if I messed up, I would barely be moved to try at all.
   如果我这样想：反正如果我搞砸，英国广播公司（BBC）会为我举办庆祝活动，给我戴上粉色羽毛围巾，那么我可能根本提不起努力的劲头。
3. His toilet lid is wrapped in aqua chiffon with a purple feather boa border and the room is decorated with flower petals and a picture of Pierre's girlfriend, Gigi.
   马桶盖由浅绿色的薄纱包着，边上镶着紫色的花纹。

noun

1. a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

   Synonym:    boa