plume
noun
a feather.
plumeless
-
a word derived from
plume.
Example Sentences
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A Reeling Economy Citing aerial photos of plumeless smokestacks, economists say roughly three of every four North Korean factories are idle.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2010
Two angels of the Judgment—gigantic figures, with the plumeless wings that Signorelli loves—are seen upon the clouds.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by John Addington Symonds
BABBALANJA—No, your Highness; but like eagles, his thoughts were first callow; yet, born plumeless, they came to soar.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Herman Melville
O plumeless bird, O legless mouse; Between the night and day, Flitting around my summer-house In quest of insect prey.
From A Century of Emblems by G. S. Cautley
Even the furnace chimney looming straight and black against the stars was plumeless.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by Basil King
