单词 | plumed |
释义 | plumedadj. 1. Provided with a plume or plumes; covered with or as with plumes, feathered. Also: resembling a feather, feather-like; having a feather-like part or organ.Frequently with prefixed word indicating the source or type of the plumes or plumage. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > ornamented with plumes or feathers peacock-feathered1429 plumeda1529 well-plumed1575 beplumed1582 plumy-crested1598 emplumed1622 feathered1624 plumy1631 befeathered1635 ostrich-plumed1883 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > hairy, furry, or woolly > feathered plumeda1529 feathered1686 plumose1727 pinnated1776 pinnate1890 a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Biiv Your counterfet countenaunce is all of nysyte A plummed partrydge all redy to flye. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vi. sig. R6 Quite it cloue his plumed crest in tway. c1616 R. C. Certaine Poems in Times' Whistle (1871) 132 When Dædalus his plumèd bodie brings Safe to the shore. 1640 A. Hart Alexto & Angelica 33 Venus to ride in a Golden Chariot, drawne with silver breasted Doves, or as Iuno with golden plumed Peacocks. 1671 C. Cotton tr. P. Corneille Horace iii. ii. 32 No sooner were their plumed crests beheld, Waving with warlike brav'ry in the Field. 1737 R. Glover Leonidas iv. 143 Yon line of plumed helms, and glitt'ring shields, Which emulate the mid-day sun. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator III. xvii. 300 The spotted Leopard of the Forest, or the fine Limbed Antelope, or the starry-plumed Peacock. 1781 G. Colman in R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (new ed.) Epil. Farewel the plumed head—the cushion'd tête. 1805 P. Wakefield Domest. Recreat. (1806) vi. 89 The bell-flower animal, or, as some term it, the plumed polype. 1823 Ld. Byron Age of Bronze vii. 19 Vulture-plumed Guerrillas, on the stoop For their incessant prey. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xlvii. 337 The plumed hearse,..the flags drooping at half-mast. 1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xxii. 286 In many cases the pericarp or testa is produced into hairs, so that we obtain plumed fruits and seeds. 1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 66 The species of this sub-family [sc. Chaoborinae] resemble those of Culicinae in wing venation and plumed male antennae. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 127 (advt.) Good-bye, tweeds. Hello, thigh boots and plumed hats. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > stripped or made bare > stripped of hair or feathers > stripped of feathers or plumes plumed1573 deplumeda1627 displumed1660 deplumated1727 1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos xi. Sig. Iiv The goarie bludde, and fethers plumed flit the ayer about. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 50 Kings were not then like unto plumed Eagles, exposed to the charity of the Foules for food. 1730 A. Bower Historia Litteraria (1731) 1 No. 1. 31 He opened a Salamander's Mouth, and endeavoured to make it bite a young plumed Chicken. Compounds plumed partridge n. chiefly U.S. the mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus. ΚΠ c1838 J. J. Audubon Birds of Amer. Pl. CCCCXXIII Plumed Partridge. Perdix plumifera Gould. 1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom II. 245 The plumed partridge..is also a very beautiful bird, with two long plumes on the head; found in California. 1998 Art in Amer. (Nexis) May 124 Plumed Partridge (1997), an oil on canvas. The two birds and their surroundings (distant mountains, foreground foliage) are presented diorama-style. plumed serpent n. [compare the etymology of Quetzalcoatl n.] a mythical creature represented as part bird, part snake; spec. (frequently with capital initials) any of various ancient Mesoamerican gods having this form, esp. the god Quetzalcoatl of Aztec and Toltec mythology. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > types of hart-wolf1555 equicerve1572 hippopotamus1572 lyciske1572 semitaur1592 lycopanther1607 tityrus1610 jumart1690 lizard-bird1862 plumed serpent1862 baku1881 ophiosaurian1882 Dong1927 merlionc1973 the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl1578 plumed serpent1862 1862 J. J. Reed Outl. of Univ. Hist. i. 165/1 The name of Gucumatz (literally, plumed serpent) has been bestowed upon these illustrious sages. 1886 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 8 592 One of the facts which has made most impression on me is the frequency with which the serpent symbol, usually the plumed serpent, is used in these sculptures. 1893 Amer. Anthropologist 6 267 The figure..shows the sun in the heavens surrounded by clouds, while the great plumed serpent is in the act of swallowing it. 1935 Discovery Sept. 270/1 A flint dagger, 8¼ inches long, with a handle fashioned to represent the body and head of the Plumed Serpent. 1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express iii. 47 The Indians liked him [sc. Maximilian] because he was blond, like Quetzalcoatl—Cortez enjoyed the same bizarre notoriety for his resemblance to the Plumed Serpent. 1991 Economist 21 Dec. 43/2 The plumed serpent lives on in St Thomas, whom the Indians called Quetzalcoatl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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