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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 head-gear for every enemy slain,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Feather in your cap )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Dictionary of Phrase & Fable )〕 or in other cases from the custom of establishing the success of a hunter as being the first to bag a game bird by the plucking off the feathers of that prey and placing them in the hat band.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Cliché Origins ) 〕 The phrase today has altered to a more peaceful allusion, where it is used to refer to any laudable success or achievement by an individual that may help that person in the future.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Feather in your cap )〕 ==Traditions involving feathers in headdress== Examples of the use of feathers related to the killing of enemy combatants can be found in the traditional cultures of the Meunitarris of Alberta; and North Dakota and South Dakota) both of whom wore feathers in their headdress: and also the Caufirs of Cabul who are said to have stuck a feather in their turban for every enemy slain.〔 Similar customs are thought to have been practiced by the Mongols,〔, see Mongolian Shaman Zorigtbaatar Banzar〕 Incas; Caciques; Abyssinians; Tur’comans; Hungarians; and the ancient Lycians.〔 Examples of the use of feathers related to hunting can be found in the cultures of highland peoples in Scotland and Wales where it is still customary for the hunter who kills the first woodcock to pluck out a feather and stick it in his cap.〔〔 Other examples of feathers in caps which appear to be related to hunters and warriors can be found in mythological stories of historical figures such as the Austrian bailiff of Altdorf, Albrecht Gessler an aggressor who made Swiss national hero William Tell shoot an apple from the head of his son. Indeed, the Tyrolean hat of today, worn in the Austrian Alps has a cord wrapped around the base of the crown and a feather or brush on the side as trim. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A feather in your cap」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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