pluimage
Dutch
Alternative forms
- plumage (obsolete)
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"
Pronunciation
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Noun
pluimage n (plural pluimages, diminutive pluimagetje n)
- The plumage of a bird
- (rare) An object made of feathers, mostly ornamental; also a duster
- (figuratively) One's nature, typological category; notably in the expression van divers pluimage ('of varied types')
- (obsolete) The waving crest of a tree or wood
Synonyms
- gevederte n (a bird's feathers)
- pluimenbos, vederbos (bunch of feathers)
- plumau m (duster)