| plumage | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. feather, plumage, plume | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. |
| ~ bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. |
| ~ down, down feather | soft fine feathers. |
| ~ aftershaft | a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds. |
| ~ contour feather | feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape. |
| ~ bastard wing, spurious wing, alula | tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing. |
| ~ marabou | the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments. |
| ~ web, vane | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. |
| ~ hackle | long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants. |
| ~ quill, calamus, shaft | the hollow spine of a feather. |
| ~ flight feather, quill feather, pinion, quill | any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird. |
| ~ scapular | a feather covering the shoulder of a bird. |
| ~ body covering | any covering for the body or a body part. |
| ~ ceratin, keratin | a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves. |
| ~ animal material | material derived from animals. |
| ~ melanin | insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers. |
| feather | | |
| n. (act) | 1. feather, feathering | turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls. |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ rowing, row | the act of rowing as a sport. |
| v. (contact) | 2. feather | join tongue and groove, in carpentry. |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| v. (contact) | 3. feather | cover or fit with feathers. |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (competition) | 4. feather, square | turn the paddle; in canoeing. |
| ~ paddle | propel with a paddle.; "paddle your own canoe" |
| v. (competition) | 5. feather, square | turn the oar, while rowing. |
| ~ row | propel with oars.; "row the boat across the lake" |
| v. (body) | 6. feather, fledge | grow feathers.; "The young sparrows are fledging already" |
| ~ acquire, develop, produce, grow, get | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
| plume | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. plume | anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness.; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes" |
| ~ shape, form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. plume | a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament. |
| ~ adornment | a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness. |
| ~ aigret, aigrette | a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume. |
| ~ panache | a feathered plume on a helmet. |
| v. (possession) | 3. fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit.; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. congratulate, plume, pride | be proud of.; "He prides himself on making it into law school" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| v. (creation) | 5. plume | deck with a plume.; "a plumed helmet" |
| ~ bedeck, bedight, deck | decorate.; "deck the halls with holly" |
| v. (contact) | 6. plume, preen | clean with one's bill.; "The birds preened" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| v. (change) | 7. plume | form a plume.; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (body) | 8. dress, plume, preen, primp | dress or groom with elaborate care.; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" |
| ~ attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, gussy up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, overdress, prink, get up | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" |
| ~ dress, get dressed | put on clothes.; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" |
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