† plumeousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plūmeus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin plūmeus covered with feathers, feathery, composed of or filled with feathers, resembling a feather ( < plūma plume n. + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (plū·miəs) /ˈpluːmiːəs/.

Obsolete.

Resembling down or fine feathers, feathery; = plumous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (a) feather(s)

featheryc1595

plumy1605

plumeous1657

plumiformar1718

plumaceous1759

plume-like1773

plumuliform1858

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ddd* The last is often called plumeous Alome [L. alumen plumeum].

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 8 The Butter-Fly..Nature having imp'd her wings (for her better flight) with those plumeous excrescences.

1751 J. Hill Rev. Wks. Royal Soc. (1780) viii. ii. 225 [Alum's] thready Texture, resembling in some Degree the Structure of a Feather..might be a Reason, tho' but a very poor one, for some of the Albertus being called plumeous or feathery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	plumeous
释义	† plumeousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plūmeus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin plūmeus covered with feathers, feathery, composed of or filled with feathers, resembling a feather ( < plūma plume n. + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (plū·miəs) /ˈpluːmiːəs/. Obsolete. Resembling down or fine feathers, feathery; = plumous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (a) feather(s) featheryc1595 plumy1605 plumeous1657 plumiformar1718 plumaceous1759 plume-like1773 plumuliform1858 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ddd* The last is often called plumeous Alome [L. alumen plumeum]. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 8 The Butter-Fly..Nature having imp'd her wings (for her better flight) with those plumeous excrescences. 1751 J. Hill Rev. Wks. Royal Soc. (1780) viii. ii. 225 [Alum's] thready Texture, resembling in some Degree the Structure of a Feather..might be a Reason, tho' but a very poor one, for some of the Albertus being called plumeous or feathery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1657
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