plumery en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English plume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English plumery From plume + -ery.
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage.
O may the raven-bird whose cry our hapless parting croaked / Find ne'er a nesty home and eke shed all his plumery!
1894, Leonard Charles Smithers, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume 1, page 194:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plumeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |