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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plu•mose (plo̅o̅′mōs),USA pronunciation adj. - Birdshaving feathers or plumes; feathered.
- Birdsfeathery or plumelike.
- Latin plūmōsus. See plume, -ose1
- 1720–30
plu′mose•ly, adv. plu•mos•i•ty (plo̅o̅ mos′i tē),USA pronunciation plu′mose•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plumose /ˈpluːməʊs -məʊz/ adj - another word for plumate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin plūmōsus feathery WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plu•mate (plo̅o̅′māt, -mit),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]- Zoologyresembling a feather, as a hair or bristle that bears smaller hairs.
- Latin plūmātus feathered. See plume, -ate1
- 1820–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plumate /ˈpluːmeɪt -mɪt/, plumose adj - of, relating to, or possessing one or more feathers or plumes
- resembling a plume; covered with small hairs: a plumate seed
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin plumātus covered with feathers; see plume |