well-plumedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈpluːmd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈplumd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and plumed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., plumed adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + plumed adj.

Having many plumes; covered or adorned with feathers. Also in figurative contexts.

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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective]

featheredc1300

penneda1398

well-feathered1525

well-plumed1575

plumy1590

feathery1637

well-fledged1650

pennigerous1656

plumigerous1656

penniferous1722

flighted1735

plumaged1777

fledgy1818

plumulose1826

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

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 59 The hawke of Persia is large, wel plumed, cleare and deepe eyed.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iii. 55 The well-plum'd Goshawke.

1743 R. Blair Grave 10 But see! the well-plum'd Herse comes nodding on Stately and slow.

1766 F. Gentleman Royal Fables xvi. 85 Insect bats, owls, and carrion crows, as well as gaudy well-plum'd beaus.

1827 D. Douglas Jrnl. 27 Mar. (1914) 244 Killed a male grouse of the plain,..neither so large nor well plumed as many I have seen.

1840 W. H. Ainsworth Tower of London (1841) ii. xxxix. 404 Taking off his well-plumed cap, [he] bowed repeatedly to the assemblage.

1901 W. K. L. Dickson Biograph in Battle 188 Giant birds,..bare-legged, but otherwise well plumed.

1962 Billboard Music Week 24 Nov. 10/2 Neal Hefti, a triple gold record winner, adds a new feather to his well-plumed cap.

2011 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 14 Oct. Hoping to flush the tasty, well-plumed game from cover.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-plumed
释义	well-plumedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈpluːmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈplumd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and plumed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., plumed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + plumed adj. Having many plumes; covered or adorned with feathers. Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] featheredc1300 penneda1398 well-feathered1525 well-plumed1575 plumy1590 feathery1637 well-fledged1650 pennigerous1656 plumigerous1656 penniferous1722 flighted1735 plumaged1777 fledgy1818 plumulose1826 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 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 59 The hawke of Persia is large, wel plumed, cleare and deepe eyed. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iii. 55 The well-plum'd Goshawke. 1743 R. Blair Grave 10 But see! the well-plum'd Herse comes nodding on Stately and slow. 1766 F. Gentleman Royal Fables xvi. 85 Insect bats, owls, and carrion crows, as well as gaudy well-plum'd beaus. 1827 D. Douglas Jrnl. 27 Mar. (1914) 244 Killed a male grouse of the plain,..neither so large nor well plumed as many I have seen. 1840 W. H. Ainsworth Tower of London (1841) ii. xxxix. 404 Taking off his well-plumed cap, [he] bowed repeatedly to the assemblage. 1901 W. K. L. Dickson Biograph in Battle 188 Giant birds,..bare-legged, but otherwise well plumed. 1962 Billboard Music Week 24 Nov. 10/2 Neal Hefti, a triple gold record winner, adds a new feather to his well-plumed cap. 2011 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 14 Oct. Hoping to flush the tasty, well-plumed game from cover. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1575
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