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