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单词 plumery
释义

plumeryn.

Brit. /ˈpluːm(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈpluməri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plume n., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < plume n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier plumage n. 1a.
Now rare.
As a mass noun: plumes; plumage.
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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).
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