Plum"age (plūm"&asl;j), n. [F.,
from plume a feather.] (Zoöl.) The entire
clothing of a bird.
&fist; 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.