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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplumeux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ply.mø/
"Les nuages plumeux flottaient dans le ciel bleu."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling or consisting of feathers; feathered.
"The bird displayed its plumy crest during the mating ritual." - 2
Adorned with plumes.
"The knights marched in with plumy helmets gleaming in the sunlight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English noun 'plume' combined with the adjectival suffix '-y', tracing back through Old French to the Latin 'pluma', meaning feather or down. The term has historically been used since the late 16th century to describe things resembling, covered in, or adorned with feathers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plumy" is said worldwide
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plumeux
Transliteration: /ply.mø/
"Les nuages plumeux flottaient dans le ciel bleu."
federig
Transliteration: /ˈfeːdərɪç/
"Der Hut war mit einer federigen Verzierung versehen."
piumoso
Transliteration: /pjuˈmo.zo/
"Il pappagallo aveva un cappuccio piumoso."
plumoso
Transliteration: /pluˈmo.so/
"El helecho plumoso decoraba la esquina de la sala."
plumoso
Transliteration: /pluˈmo.zu/
"A ave exibia uma cauda longa e plumosa."
पंखदार
Transliteration: pankhdar
"उस पक्षी के पंखदार सिर पर एक सुंदर मुकुट था।"
羽毛状的
Transliteration: yǔ máo zhuàng de
"天空中飘着羽毛状的云彩。"
깃털 모양의
Transliteration: gitteol moyang-ui
"그 새는 깃털 모양의 아름다운 꼬리를 가졌다."
羽毛状の
Transliteration: umōjō no
"空には羽毛状の雲が広がっていた。"
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