Plumage vs. Fluff — What's the Difference?

Plumage (Latin: plūma "feather") is a layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies and may vary with age classes.

Light down or fuzz, as on a young bird or on a dandelion or milkweed seed.

The covering of feathers on a bird.

Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance

Feathers used ornamentally.

Light or superficial entertainment

Elaborate dress; finery.

Inflated or padded material

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

The parts of a junked car that are not metal and cannot be recycled.

Finery or elaborate dress.

(Informal) An error, especially in the delivery of lines, as by an actor or announcer.

The entire clothing of a bird.

To make fluffy

The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

To ruin or mar by a mistake or blunder

To forget or botch (one's lines).

Vulgar Slang To cause (a man) to be sufficiently aroused so that he is able to have sexual intercourse, especially in a pornographic film.

To become fluffy.

(Informal) To make an error, especially to forget or botch one's lines.

Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

Anything inconsequential or superficial.

(informal) A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.

(New England) Marshmallow creme.

(LGBT) A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.

A fart. en

(fandom slang) Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.

A form of roleplaying which is inconsequential and not related to the plot; often used in the context of (but not limited to) filling time.

(transitive) To make something fluffy.

(intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.

(intransitive) To move lightly like fluff.

To make a mistake in one's lines.

To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.

To break wind.

To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.

Nap or down; flue[2]; soft, downy feathers.

Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down.

Something light and inconsequential; something not to be taken seriously; - used commonly of literary or dramatic productions, and sometimes of people.

A mistake, especially in the recitation of lines in a drama.

To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff.

To make a mistake in the performance of; - used mostly of lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act.

Any light downy material

Something of little value or significance

A blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin;

Erect or fluff up;

Ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect