C2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

plumage

plum·age

plumage · plumages

оперение

Gefieder, Federkleid, Federschmuck, Vogelgefieder

The feathers covering the body of a bird collectivelyThe feathers covering the body of a bird collectively.

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UK/ˈpluːmɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈplumɪd͡ʒ/

» The bird has beautiful plumage.

У этой птицы красивое оперение.

У птицы красивое оперение.

У птаха розкішне оперення.

Meaning

5 senses

(uncountable)The feathers covering the body of a bird collectively.
Federkleid, Federschmuck, Gefieder
опере́ниеoperénije
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A person's dress, especially when elaborate or fine.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A person's external appearance, especially when showy.
(archaic, broadly, uncountable)Feathers used ornamentally; feathering; (countable) a bunch or tuft of such feathers; a plume.
(broadly, obsolete, uncountable)Feathers which are fed to a hawk to cause it to regurgitate, for the purpose of cleaning its crop; a type of casting.

More definitions

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

Examples

12 sentences

The bird has beautiful plumage.
У птаха розкішне оперення.
ruУ этой птицы красивое оперение.
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This bird has a bright plumage.
ruУ этой птицы яркое оперение.
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The plumage on that peacock is amazing.
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Tawny owls have a grey or brown plumage.
deDer Waldkauz hat graues oder braunes Gefieder.
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Tawny owls are well camouflaged by the colour of their plumage.
deDer Waldkauz ist durch die Färbung seines Gefieders gut getarnt.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

feathers covering the body of a bird collectively:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

feathers covering the body of a bird collectively:

Origin

From Late Middle English plumage, plummage (“bird’s feathers collectively, plumage; (falco

From Late Middle English plumage, plummage (“bird’s feathers collectively, plumage; (falconry) feathers fed to a hawk to cause it to regurgitate, casting”), from Middle French plumage, plomage (“bird’s feathers collectively; person’s (showy) clothing”), from Old French plumage (“bird’s feathers collectively”) (modern French plumage), from plume (“feather, plume”) + -age (suffix forming nouns denoting a state of being). Plume is derived from Latin plūma (“feather, plume”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to flow; to fly; to run; etc.”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to flow; to fly; to run”). By surface analysis, plume + -age (suffix forming nouns with a sense of appurtenance or collection).

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