plumage

plum·age  (plmj)

n.

1. The covering of feathers on a bird.

2. Feathers used ornamentally.

3. Elaborate dress; finery.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from plume, plume, from Latin plma.]

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plumaged adj.

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plumage

Noun

the feathers of a bird [Old French plume feather]

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plumage  (plmj)

The covering of feathers on a bird.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plumage - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds feather, plume bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings down, down feather - soft fine feathers aftershaft - a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds contour feather - feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape bastard wing, spurious wing, alula - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing marabou - the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments web, vane - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft hackle - long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants quill, calamus, shaft - the hollow spine of a feather flight feather, quill feather, pinion, quill - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird scapular - a feather covering the shoulder of a bird body covering - any covering for the body or a body part ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves animal material - material derived from animals melanin - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers

Translations

plumage [ˈpluːmɪdʒ] n → plumaje m

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plumage [ˈpluːmɪdʒ] n → Gefieder nt

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plumage [ˈpluːmɪdʒ] n → piume fpl; piumaggio