Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A covering of fine hairs or scales.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In botany, any hairy covering or pubescence which forms a coating.
  • noun In ornithology, plumage; a bird's feathers, collectively considered.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin indūmentum, garment, from induere, to put a garment on; see endue.]

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  • Reesetee, this is a bird word.

    "In ornithology, plumage; a bird's feathers, collectively considered. "

    April 21, 2010

  • Thanks, h. Rest assured I shall be working on my several bird lists again in the near future. :-)

    April 21, 2010