plumet

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

plumet

Etymology

Definitions

1. Ostrich feather, prepared and placed on a hat.: Elle n'avait qu'un plumet, qu'un simple plumet sur son chapeau.
Porter un plumet. - Il avait le plumet sur l'oreille.

2. Bouquet of feathers that serves as an ornament to certain military headdresses.

3. Bouquet of feathers that adorns the canopies, the canopy beds, the hearses.

4. Synonym of feathered stipe. botanique

5. Bundle of feathers mounted on a small piece of cork that is left to float to see which way the wind is blowing. marine: Plumets de pilote.

Plural

plumets

See also

déplumé (adj.) emplumé (adj.) désemplumer (v.) bipenné (adj.) penné (adj.) plumeuse (adj.) déplumer (v.) emplumer (v.) plumaison (cn.) plumage (cn.) plumassier (cn.) plume (cn.) plume (cn.) plumée (cn.) plumer (v.) plumeux (adj.) plumier (cn.) remplumer (v.) plumeur (cn.)