plumage

noun5

1. •
   The feathers covering the body of a bird collectively.

   • Very fayre ⁊ hardy Hawkes [“Slauon Goshawkes”], large footed, very well penned, theyr downe and plumage excellent fine, their tungs blacke, and their nares large and wide. — 1575
2. •
   (figurative) A person's dress, especially when elaborate or fine.

   • While she was thinking what to say, Marie gradually wiped away her tears, and smoothed her plumage in a general sort of way, as a dove might be supposed to make toilet after a shower, […] — 1851
3. •
   (figurative) A person's external appearance, especially when showy.

   • I have thought / Of thee, thy learning, gorgeous eloquence, / And all the strength and plumage of thy youth, […] — 1799
4. •
   (no longer used) Feathers used ornamentally; feathering; (countable) a bunch or tuft of such feathers; a plume.
5. •
   (no longer used) Feathers which are fed to a hawk to cause it to regurgitate, for the purpose of cleaning its crop; a type of casting.