plumelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpluːmləs/, U.S.

/ˈplumləs/

Forms: see plume n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plume n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < plume n. + -less suffix. Compare Dutch pluimeloos, pluimloos (Middle Dutch plumeloos).

Without plumes or feathers.

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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > featherless

featherlessc1460

unfeathered1570

plumeless1604

impennous1646

shell-naked1681

1604 A. Craig Poet. Ess. sig. D4 The Titling..of her egs and Plumeles birds..taks continuall care.

1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 120 Hence, plume-les wings.

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion ii. 38 The Plumelesse Pigeon..addressed multitudes of supplications to him that was intrusted as his guard.

1717 L. Eusden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses iv. 120 Born on unknown, transparent, plumeless Wings.

1749 A. Hill Gideon (rev. ed.) ii. xxv. 110 Zeb's homely Spirit, in his plumeless Train.

1805 J. Grahame Sabbath (ed. 2) 78 To her plumeless brood Bears off the prize.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 314 Her dragons..fold their plumeless wings.

1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark i. 13 His head was covered with an old plumeless bonnet.

1998 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 May b3 In one corner, a Moluccan cockatoo named Peaches stood on a perch, pecking at his breast, now plumeless and scabby.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plumeless
释义	plumelessadj. Brit. /ˈpluːmləs/, U.S. /ˈplumləs/ Forms: see plume n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plume n., -less suffix. Etymology: < plume n. + -less suffix. Compare Dutch pluimeloos, pluimloos (Middle Dutch plumeloos). Without plumes or feathers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > featherless featherlessc1460 unfeathered1570 plumeless1604 impennous1646 shell-naked1681 1604 A. Craig Poet. Ess. sig. D4 The Titling..of her egs and Plumeles birds..taks continuall care. 1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 120 Hence, plume-les wings. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion ii. 38 The Plumelesse Pigeon..addressed multitudes of supplications to him that was intrusted as his guard. 1717 L. Eusden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses iv. 120 Born on unknown, transparent, plumeless Wings. 1749 A. Hill Gideon (rev. ed.) ii. xxv. 110 Zeb's homely Spirit, in his plumeless Train. 1805 J. Grahame Sabbath (ed. 2) 78 To her plumeless brood Bears off the prize. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 314 Her dragons..fold their plumeless wings. 1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark i. 13 His head was covered with an old plumeless bonnet. 1998 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 May b3 In one corner, a Moluccan cockatoo named Peaches stood on a perch, pecking at his breast, now plumeless and scabby. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1604
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