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plumy en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Anglo-Norman plumebor. Middle English plume English plume English -y English plumy From plume + -y.

Meanings

  1. Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
    • The head and neck is of a pure straw yellow above and rich metallic green beneath. The long plumy tufts of golden orange feathers spring from the sides beneath each wing, and when the bird is in repose are partly concealed by them. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 253:

Forms

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more plumy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most plumy Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

pluminess

Translations (1)

bg пернат (covered or adorned with plumes)