beplumed

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adjective

Decked with feathers.

OriginEnglish plumed ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Decked with feathers.

    The beplumed and beribboned equipages were designed to harmonize with and en­hance the appearances of the performers.

    1932, Amelia Earhart, “The First Women Aeronauts”, in The Fun of It, page 201

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishplumed
  12. Englishbeplumed

From be- + plumed.

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APA

beplumed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beplumed

MLA

“beplumed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beplumed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beplumed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beplumed.

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