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indumentum
[ in-doo-men-tuhm, -dyoo- ]
noun
, Botany, Zoology.
, plural in·du·men·ta [in-d, oo, -, men, -t, uh, -dy, oo, -], in·du·men·tums.
- a dense, hairy covering.
indumentum
/ ɪndjʊˈmɛntəm /
noun
- an outer covering, such as hairs or down on a plant or leaf, feathers, fur, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of indumentum1
First recorded in 1840–50; from New Latin, Latin: “garment, covering,” from Latin indu(ere) “to put on, don” (from ind-, combining form of in- in- 2( def ) + -uere, “to put on”; exuviae ) + -mentum -ment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of indumentum1
C19: Latin, literally: garment
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Example Sentences
Nec mora, rex illam emancipauit, et insuper Dei famulo suum indumentum donauit.
From Project Gutenberg
Calabre appears to have been a kind of fur: a document in Rymer, quoted by Ducange, speaks of an indumentum foderatum cum Calabre.
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