Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small plume.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, a plumule or plumula; a down-feather.
- noun Anything resembling a small plume, as a tuft of leaves or leaflets, or needles of a coniferous tree.
- noun In botany, a little plumule.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small plume.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
plume .
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Examples
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Involuntarily the maiden fastens her glance on the plumelet, which flits upward and upward in the direction of the moon's silvery orb.
The Delight Makers Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier 1877
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A small plumelet of eagle-down dances over his head.
The Delight Makers Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier 1877
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There are no combs or pins of gold, but in their place a scarlet plumelet of feathers -- from the wings of the red cardinal.
The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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