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plūma, ae, f., a small, soft feather; in plur., fine, soft feathers, down.

  1. I. Lit. (clas.; syn. penna): (animantium) pluma alias, alias squamā videmus obductas, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121: plumae versicolores, id. Fin. 3, 5, 18: mollis, Verg. A. 10, 192: in plumis delituisse Jovem, i. e. in the form of a swan, Ov. H. 8, 68.
    They were used esp. for stuffing pillows and the beds of litters: dormit in plumā, Mart. 12, 17, 8: pensilibus plumis vehi, i. e. in litters, Juv. 1, 159: in plumā paternā dormire, id. 6, 88.
    Also in clothing: non avium plumae in usum vestium conseruntur? Sen. Ep. 90, 14.
    As an image of lightness, triviality, insignificance, like feather with us: homo levior quam pluma, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 23: levior plumā est gratia, id. Poen. 3, 6, 17: ipsi plumā aut folio facilius moventur, Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2: pluma haud interest, patronus, an cliens probior siet, there is not a pin to choose, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 60.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Of the first beard, down (poet.): insperata tuae cum veniet pluma superbiae, Hor. C. 4, 10, 2.
    2. B. The scales on a coat of mail, Stat. Th. 11, 542; cf.: equus, quem pellis aënis In plumam squamis auro conserta tegebat, i. e. scales of brass overlaid on a skin, Verg. A. 11, 771 Serv. and Heyn. ad loc.: equis operimenta erant, quae lintea ferreis laminis in modum plumae adnexuerant, Sall. H. 4, 59 Dietsch.

plūmācĭum, i, n. [pluma], a feather pillow, down pillow (eccl. Lat.), Ambros. Ep. 26, n. 12; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 7, 16.

plūmālis, e, adj. [pluma], feathered (poet.).
Of Leda: plumalem de Jove fecit avem (Jupiter, who, for love of her, changed himself into a swan), Poët. in Anthol. Lat. 3, 275, 58.

plūmārĭus, a, um, adj. [pluma],

  1. I. of or belonging to soft feathers; transf., embroidered with feathers: vestes plumariā arte contextae, the art of embroidering, Hier. Ep. 29, n. 6; Adelh. Laud. Virg. 15: ars, embroidery, Vulg. Exod. 39, 28.
  2. II. Subst.: plūmārĭus, ii, m., an embroiderer, Varr. ap. Non. 162, 27: plumariorum textrinae, Vitr. 6, 7; Firm. Math. 3, 13, 10; Vulg. Exod. 35, 35; Inscr. Grut. 649, 8; Inscr. Rein. cl. 11, n. 114.

plūmātĭle, is, n. (sc. vestimentum) [from pluma; embroidered like feathers], an embroidered garment: cumatile aut plumatile, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 49.

plūmātus, a, um, Part. and P.a., from plumo, q. v.