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† ˈpennage Obs. rare.
[a. F. pennage (Amyot, 16th c.), f. penne plume: see -age.]
= plumage.
1601Holland Pliny I. 287 This very bird..is..for the more part of her pennage, blew, intermingled yet among with white and purple feathers. 1752Carte Hist. Eng. III. 376 This nobleman's staff, lighting on the King's head-piece and taking away the pennage fastened to it with iron. 1857Mayne Expos. Lex., Pennage,..a term the same as plumage. |