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plumeus

plumeus, downy, filled with down

plūmĕus, a, um, adj. [pluma].
  • Lit., downy, covered or filled with down, down- (class.): culcita plumea, Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 46: aures, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 68.—
  • II Transf.
    • A Downy, like down, i.e. light, soft, delicate (poet. and post-class.): plumea pondera, Mart. 4, 19, 7: nives, Arn. 2, 84: plumea et lactea cutis, Ap. Met. 3, 14, 6.—
    • B Embroidered: indumenta, Prud. Ham. 295.

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