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Meanings of plumose in English

Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft.

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Examples for "plumed"
1
Their breaths plumed between them, neither willing to shatter the precious moment.
Secrets of a Perfect Night
2
The family especially plumed themselves on the slow progress of the quilt.
Hillsboro People
3
The principal chief rode forward, bearing conspicuously the plumed calumet of peace.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
4
You take it up and lay it aside with the plumed head-dress.
The Duchesse of Langeais
5
He was for the day of the plumed knight-notfor these times.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
Usage of plumose in English
1
This capsule contained an abundance of plumose seeds, many of which appeared quite sound, but they did not germinate when sown at Kew.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
2
The loveliest of our British ones is the Plumose Anemone.
On the Seashore / Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VII
3
The Anemones require but little care; they do not generally need feeding, though the Daisy and Plumose Anemone greedily take minced mutton, or oyster.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 / A Mag...
Plumose through the time