pluimage

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) plumage

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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Noun

pluimage n (plural pluimages, diminutive pluimagetje n)

1. The plumage of a bird
2. (rare) An object made of feathers, mostly ornamental; also a duster
3. (figuratively) One's nature, typological category; notably in the expression van divers pluimage ('of varied types')
4. (obsolete) The waving crest of a tree or wood

Synonyms

• verenkleed, gevederte (a bird's feathers)
• pluimenbos, vederbos (bunch of feathers)
• plumeau (duster)

Derived terms

• pluimagebereider
• pluimagemaker
• lichtpluimage
• boompluimage

Related terms

• pluim