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pennage

noun
/ˈpɛn.ɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From penna + -age, from Latin penna, pinna (“wing, feather”). Perhaps analogous to French pennage, the same Latinate root and suffix elements having both entered at an earlier stage (cf. Middle English penne, -age).

  1. derived from penna

Definitions

  1. The confining of animals in pens.

  2. A fee paid for the accommodation of animals in pens.

  3. feathery covering

    feathery covering; plumage

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA