plumage
/ˈplumɪd͡ʒ/ noun C2- The feathers covering the body of a bird collectively.
- A person's dress, especially when elaborate or fine.
- A person's external appearance, especially when showy.
Plural plumages
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Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes.
THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their plumage.
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage.
A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, “I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings.” “True,” replied the Crane; “but I soar to the heights of heaven and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill.”
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