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English Dictionary: plumage by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plumage
n
  1. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    Synonym(s): feather, plume, plumage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plumage \Plum"age\, n. [F., from plume a feather.] (Zo[94]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}.
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