pluimage
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (obsolete) plumage
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- verenkleed, gevederte (a bird's feathers)
- pluimenbos, vederbos (bunch of feathers)
- plumeau (duster)