plumed

American  

[ploomd] / plumd /

adjective

1. having or appearing to have a plume or plumes.

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Other Word Forms

• unplumed adjective

Etymology

Origin of plumed

First recorded in 1520–30; plume + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The King and Queen followed convention and were at the back of the procession dressed in white plumed hats and dark blue velvet robes, as were the other members of the order.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

Black smoke plumed over a hill from a botanical gardens on the other side of the hill, he said, and within minutes their community was engulfed in tall orange flames.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

We were too far away, or were seated behind the choir, or had our view blocked by a guardsman in a plumed helmet.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

Also, there’s a 1930 picture in which British actress Isla Bevan holds a large, fancily plumed bird.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2022

Moments later the carriage arrived, an enormous black, shiny coach drawn by six plumed chargers, as was used on those occasions, and driven by two coachmen in livery.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende