† plumificationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plūma , -ification suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin plūma plume n. + -ification suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

1. The fact or process of being tarred and feathered (see feather v. 5b).Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > fact of being feathered

plumosity1656

plumification1819

featheriness1838

society > authority > punishment > public or popular punishments > [noun] > tarring and feathering

plumification1819

1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 75 If Leigh Hunt had ever had the misfortune to have been tarred and feathered, he would have written a sonnet on his plumification.

2. The development of a bird's feathers or plumage.

ΚΠ

1836 Mag. Nat. Hist. 9 408 Nor would it be worth while here to offer any remarks on the progress of plumification.

1841 R. Mudie Feathered Tribes Brit. Islands (ed. 3) I. 313 The relation between the economy of nest and the progress of plumification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	plumification
释义	† plumificationn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plūma , -ification suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin plūma plume n. + -ification suffix. Obsolete. rare. 1. The fact or process of being tarred and feathered (see feather v. 5b).Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > fact of being feathered plumosity1656 plumification1819 featheriness1838 society > authority > punishment > public or popular punishments > [noun] > tarring and feathering plumification1819 1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 75 If Leigh Hunt had ever had the misfortune to have been tarred and feathered, he would have written a sonnet on his plumification. 2. The development of a bird's feathers or plumage. ΚΠ 1836 Mag. Nat. Hist. 9 408 Nor would it be worth while here to offer any remarks on the progress of plumification. 1841 R. Mudie Feathered Tribes Brit. Islands (ed. 3) I. 313 The relation between the economy of nest and the progress of plumification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1819
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