a. (Zool.) Having the structure of a filoplume. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. filum a thread &unr_; pluma a soft feather. ] (Zool.) A hairlike feather; a father with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. filum a thread. ] Terminating in a threadlike process. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., floss silk. ] A kind of silk thread less glossy than floss, and spun from coarser material. It is much used in embroidery instead of floss. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]