Defn: A feather.
PLUMAGE
Plum"age, n. Etym: [F., from plume a feather.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The entire clothing of a bird.
Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under Bird.
PLUMASSARY
Plu*mas"sa*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. plumasseau.]
Defn: A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.
PLUMASSIER
Plu`mas`sier", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
PLUMB Plumb, n. Etym: [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. Plummet, Plunge.]
Defn: A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below. Plumb bob. See Bob, 4. — Plumb joint, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. — Plumb level. See under Level. — Plumb line. (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. — Plumb rule, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters.