pluming

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/ˈpluːmɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is plumed.

Scrabble 12

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verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plume
nounpluming (plural plumings)

plural plumings

  1. The act by which something is plumed.

    If their secluded hearts ventured even in thought towards the plumings natural to their age, their coarse, homely, ill-fitting garments anathematized any coquettish effort or naive expression of a desire to find favor.

    1887, Grace King, Bayou L'Ombre: An Incident of the War

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pluming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluming.

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