Pennage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɛn.ɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pennage is a noun meaning The confining of animals in pens.
Meaning
The confining of animals in pens.
More Meanings
- A fee paid for the accommodation of animals in pens.
- (obsolete) feathery covering; plumage
Example Sentences
AND IN THIS REGARD eſpecially, namely for breeding after the ſummer Sunſteed, the Halcyones are of great name and much marked. The very ſeas, and they that ſaile thereupon, know well when they ſit and breed. This very bird ſo notable, is little bigger than a ſparrow: for the more part of her pennage, blew, intermingled yet among with white and purple feathers, having a thin ſmall neck and long withall.
Word Forms
- pennages
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incagement, pent, encagement, confine, confiner, captivity.
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