Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plume
plural plumings
- 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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pluming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluming
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