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Meanings of black plumes in English

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Usage of black plumes in English
1
There was no gate; soft black plumes and curtains served as doors.
Classic Myths
2
She was extravagantly attired in a huge picture hat with black plumes.
The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
3
He held his head very high and from it drooped great black plumes.
Tales from Many Sources, Vol. V
4
His face was painted jet black , and he wore black plumes.
The Hidden Children
5
Indefinite masses as yet they are, under their night- black plumes.
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
6
He unknotted the strings and produced a large picture hat with long black plumes.
The Mystery of Mary
7
Then the plane veered to starboard and continued circling, weaving between the black plumes.
Swan Song
8
Here and there, black plumes of smoke rose from the burning corpses of leeches.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
9
People cowered in shopping centres and supermarkets and black plumes of smoke rose across the skyline.
Radio NZ
10
I also know where he got the armour, the long blue mantle, and the high black plumes.
Maezli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
11
They wore upon their heads heavy black plumes of Sakaboola feathers, like those which adorned our guides.
King Solomon's Mines
12
The band, dressed in green, with black plumes to their hats, played in the middle of the ring.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 3
13
So he picked up some castoff feathers of the Peacocks and stuck them among his own black plumes.
The Aesop for Children / With pictures by Milo Winter
14
His helmet's two black plumes were bent over instead of standing straight, and water ran down his back.
Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
15
It hung over the mists of the rapids, and, strangely enough, there were revealed three black plumes in the nest.
The Log School-House on the Columbia
16
Her head carried high a Gainsborough hat of white felt, with black plumes and a black line round its brim.
The Helpmate
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Black plumes through the time
Black plumes across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common