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countable and uncountable, plural plumages
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering. quotations
[Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage![Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.
1969, Monty Python, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, in Dead Parrot sketch
Finery or elaborate dress. examples