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plumescere

plumescere [CL], plumere [ML] 1 to grow feathers, become fledged; b (fig.). grandia membra mihi plumescunt corpore denso Aldh. Aen. 42 (Strutio) 1; sicut mox nati pulli donec ~escant aera volando superare non valent Bede Luke 428C; cutis [alitis] cepit ~escere W. Malm. GP IV 172 p. 309; discant ‥ in claustro sub abbate tamquam pulli in nido sub matre ~escere Rob. Bridl. Dial. 36; in nido ~escunt pulli avium residentes Ailr. Serm. [PL] 482D; cum ‥ crescunt [aves] amplius ~escunt Quaest. Salern. B 265; to be fedyrde, ~ere CathA.  b ~escat interim, Domine Jesu, ~escat queso anima mea in nido discipline tue Ailr. Spec. Car. I 5. 16. 510a.. 2 (of moulting bird) to change feathers. ~escit, mutat Gl. Leid. 19. 57; mowtyn, as fowlys, ~eo PP.

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