pluimage

Dutch

Alternative forms

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

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Derived terms

  • pluimagebereider
  • pluimagemaker
  • lichtpluimage
  • boompluimage
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