plumage

plum·age

 (plo͞o′mĭj)

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 plūma.]

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plum′aged adj.

plumage

(ˈpluːmɪdʒ)

n

(Zoology) the layer of feathers covering the body of a bird

[C15: from Old French, from plume feather, from Latin plūma down]

plum•age

(ˈplu mɪdʒ)

n.

the entire feathery covering of a bird.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French. See plume, -age]

plum′aged, adj.

plum·age

(plo͞o′mĭj)

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

plumage

noun feathers, down, plumes razorbills with their handsome black and white plumage

Translations

ريش الطُّيور

opeřenípeří

fjerdragt

Gefieder

φτέρωμα

höyhenethöyhenpeitehöyhenpuku

livréeplumage

tolltollazat

fjaîrir, fjaîraskraut

piumaggio

羽毛

apspalvojums

fjærdrakt

operenie

tüy

羽毛

plumage

[ˈpluːmɪdʒ] N → plumaje m

plumage

[ˈpluːmɪdʒ] n → plumage m

plumage

n → Gefieder nt, → Federkleid nt (liter)

plumage

[ˈpluːmɪdʒ] n → piume fpl, piumaggio

plumage

(ˈpluːmidʒ) noun

the feathers of a bird or birds. The peacock has (a) brilliant plumage. veredos ريش الطُّيور оперение plumagem opeření das Gefieder fjerdragt φτερά, φτέρωμαplumaje sulestik بال و پر höyhenpeite plumage נוֹצוֹת पक्षति perje tollazat bulu burung fjaðrir, fjaðraskraut piumaggio 羽毛 깃털 plunksnos apspalvojums bulu gevedertefjærdrakt upierzenie بال او پر plumagem penaj плюмаж operenie ptičje perje perje fjäderskrud, -dräkt ขนนก tüy 羽毛 оперення, пір'я پر، پنکھ bộ lông chim 羽毛