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n. [ See Deplumate. ] 1. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. Bp. Stillingfleet [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, attended with loss of the eyelashes. Thomas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having the structure of a filoplume. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. glumancé. See Glume. ] Having glumes; consisting of glumes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Characterized by a glume, or having the nature of a glume. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ F. lumachelle, It. lumachella, fr. lamachella a little snail, dim. of lumaca a snail, fr. L. limax, -acis. ] (Min.) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Plumæ [ L. ] (Zool.) A feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., from plume a feather. ] (Zool.) The entire clothing of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under Bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. plumasseau. ] A plume or collection of ornamental feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]