Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plumage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plumage \Plum"age\, n. [F., from plume a feather.] (Zo["o]l.)
The entire clothing of a bird.
Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary
feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail
feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing
feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and
tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies
beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under {Bird}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plumage
n : the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: {feather}, {plume}]
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