Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Provided or adorned with one or more plumes or plumelike structures.
- adjective Having hair that resembles a plume, as in being long and fluffy.
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- adjective Having or decorated with a
plume or plumes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
- adjective having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
- adjective having or covered with or abounding in plumes
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Examples
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I imagined myself in that plumed helmet, that iron sword in my hand, and that cold sneer on my lips.
Bone Hinge 2010
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I imagined myself in that plumed helmet, that iron sword in my hand, and that cold sneer on my lips.
Bone Hinge 2010
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If they're not terrorists, if they're pirates as you say―although the name makes me think of men in plumed hats with swords rather than semi-automatic weapons―then they are only self-interested and are taking what they want.
Passeridae Wendy Wimmer 2011
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Other useful clothing options include a large white-plumed hat and a pair of luminescent running shoes with good traction.
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Another one is of a man with a pikestaff and a big plumed hat; probably painted around 1500–1520 and fairly certainly not religious.
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We go look for a nice plumed bird and some really good farmer's organic vegetables.
Model Erin O'Connor Is a Londoner at Heart Javier Espinoza 2011
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The service began with a flag procession by purple-plumed members of the Knights of Columbus and ended with the singing of "America the Beautiful."
Supreme Court justices kick off session with traditional Red Mass Steve Hendrix 2010
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In 18th-century England, Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire, used her extravagant tastes to support the Whig cause against George III, wearing outrageously plumed hats to political rallies.
Le Freak, C Josh Patner 2010
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I imagined myself in that plumed helmet, that iron sword in my hand, and that cold sneer on my lips.
Bone Hinge 2010
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Dust and debris plumed above the cleft while more boulders cascaded down.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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