implumed

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ plumed.

Adjective

implumed (not comparable)

1. (archaic) not plumed; without plumes or feathers

   Synonym: featherless

   • 1619, Michael Drayton, “The Owl”, in Poems:

     When now the Eagle cutting off his tale,
     And even for sorrow waxing wan and pale;
     At which sad sight, this poore implumed crue,
     Stand faintly trembling in their soveraignes view

References

“implumed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.