plumeté

adjective

plu·​me·​té

¦plümə¦tā,

ˈplümətē

variants or plumetty

ˈplümətē,

(ˈ)plü¦metē

heraldry

: divided into fusils marked in a manner supposed to represent feathers

Word History

Etymology

Middle English plumte, from Middle French plumeté made so as to resemble a feather, probably from plumete small feather

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