feathering vs plumage

feathering

noun
  • The fitting of feathers to arrows. 

  • Plumage. 

  • Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper. 

  • A feathered texture. 

  • An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches. 

plumage

noun
  • Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering. 

  • Finery or elaborate dress. 

How often have the words feathering and plumage occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )