Neuter

pluimage

Meaning

  1. (neuter) the plumage of a bird
  2. (neuter, rare) an object made of feathers, mostly ornamental; also a duster
  3. (figuratively, neuter) one's nature, typological category; notably in the expression van divers pluimage ('of varied types')
  4. (neuter, obsolete) the waving crest of a tree or wood

Synonyms

Etymology

From Middle French plumage, from plume 'feather', from Latin pluma "feather, down", from the Proto-Indo-European base *pleus- "to pluck, a feather, fleece".

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