feather duster; feather brush
A cleaning tool made of feathers, used for dusting delicate surfaces.
My mother dusted the shelf with a feather duster.
This feather duster is soft and perfect for cleaning fragile items.
Standard kanji spelling for 'feather duster'.
Rarely used kanji form; 帚 is an older character for 'broom'.
Compound of 羽 (hane, 'feather') and 箒 (hōki, 'broom'), literally 'feather broom'. The reading はねぼうき is a straightforward combination; the alternate reading はぼうき is a contraction.