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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
plumage n 1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds [syn: feather, plume, plumage] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Plumage \Plum"age\ (pl[=u]m"[asl]j), n. [F., from plume a feather.] (Zool.) The entire clothing of a bird. [1913 Webster] Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under Bird. [1913 Webster] | ||
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