Lewis & Short

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

plūmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [pluma].

  1. I. Act.
    1. A. To cover with feathers, to feather (poet. and post-Aug.): plumato corpore corvus, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 44, 114: molli plumatā lanugine, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 117: plumare se in avem, i. e. to transform, App. M. 3, p. 138, 18.
    2. B. To embroider (poet. and post-class.): pars auro plumata nitet, pars ignea cocco, Luc. 10, 123; Vop. Carin. 20: plumato amictus aureo Babylonico, Petr. Poet. 55, 6.
    3. C. To cover with scales (post-class.): loricae plumatae, Just. 41, 2, 15.
  2. II. Neutr., to put forth or get feathers, to become fledged (postclass.): pullis jam jam plumantibus, Gell. 2, 29.