English Explanatory Dictionary

plumage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
  2. Finery or elaborate dress.

Pronunciation

plo͞om'ĭj /ˈpluːmɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plumage.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-plumage.wav plyo͞om'ĭj /ˈpljuːmɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

plumage plumages

Etymology

From Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume (“feather”) (from Latin plūma (“feather, down”), from a Proto-Indo-European base *plews- (“to pluck, a feather, fleece”) + -age. By surface analysis, plume + -age.

Synonyms

pennage

Related words

deplume plumate plume plumelet plumose plumule plumy

Derived words

alternate plumage basic plumage eclipse plumage nuptial plumage plumaged
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