plumage

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

Etymology

From Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume (“feather”) (from Latin plūma (“feather, down”), from a Proto-Indo-European base *plews- (“to pluck, a feather, fleece”) + -age. By surface analysis, plume + -age.

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Synonyms

feather, plume

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