replume en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + plume.
Meanings
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(transitive) To plume again or differently.
In around 1350, Taillevent recorded a peacock cooked and replumed in its plumage, and in 1390 a cookbook gave instructions for half a suckling pig sewn to a half capon, the whole lacquered silver and gold.
2015 October 27, “Betty Crocker’s Absurd, Gorgeous Atomic-Age Creations”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repluming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| replumed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| replumed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| replumes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |