plumage vs sheath

plumage

noun
  • Finery or elaborate dress. 

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

sheath

noun
  • A tight-fitting dress. 

  • The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses. 

  • A holster for a sword; a scabbard. 

  • A condom. 

  • The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses). 

  • Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide. 

  • The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable. 

  • One of the elytra of an insect. 

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