plum-, plumi-, -plume +

1. An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.
2. A horn-like tuft of feathers on a bird's head.

Feathered; having feathers.

1. A bird with feathered feet.
2. Having feet covered with feathers.

1. Resembling, having, or producing feathers.
2. Like a feather; with fine hairs branching from a central main stem.

1. Having feathers or plumes; feathered.
2. Feathery or plumelike.

1. An adult down feather, succeeding preplumula (nestling down feather which is followed by the adult down feather).
2. The aftershaft of a feather.

Downy; with a downy covering.

Soft down feathers.

In adult birds, down forms a kind of "underwear" beneath the main feathers; while chicks develop a covering of down (natal down or neossoptile feathers) varying in thickness according to the species. Their main function is insulation.

1. Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
2. Made of, covered with, or decorated with feathers, or plumes.
3. Resembling a feather or plume.

The nestling down feather which is followed by the adult down feather.

Powder-down feather.

1. A feather intermediate in type between a contour feather (body feather, as opposed to a wing or tail feather) and down.
2. A feather which has a plume-like web, with the shaft of an ordinary feather.

To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.