单词 | plumery |
释义 | plumeryn. Now rare. As a mass noun: plumes; plumage. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > collective or plumage featherhama800 plumeOE plumagec1395 feathera1400 shrouda1400 hacklea1450 plomaylec1475 pennage1591 gander's wool1600 feathering1721 plumery1795 plumeletage1855 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > plumes or feathers ostrich feathera1400 peacock feather?a1425 plume1530 plumet1585 ostrich plume1613 plumery1795 white1867 ostrich tip1880 1795 S. J. Pratt Gleanings through Wales III. lxvi. 181 The ceremony of throwing away her dress cap, and all its plumery, as a sign of her renouncing the vanities of the world. 1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. xxv. 409 Twice ten thousand feathered helms, and shields, Glittering with gold and scarlet plumery. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama x. 106 The bird of gorgeous plumery. 1876 Harper's Mag. Jan. 280/1 It has the lustre of topaz, emerald, and ruby on its plumery. 1986 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 27 May 19 Nearly everybody in Philadelphia knows him by name, even if they don't recognize his face under all that plumery and finery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1795 |
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