beplumed

beplumed

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Middle English bi-
English be-
English plumed
English beplumed

    From be- + plumed.

    Adjective

    beplumed

    1. Decked with feathers.
      • 1932, Amelia Earhart, “The First Women Aeronauts”, in The Fun of It, page 201:
        The beplumed and beribboned equipages were designed to harmonize with and en­hance the appearances of the performers.
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