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 Symonds, John Addington
"And plumeless as a docked parrot," said the Abb� John, who was now sufficiently far from Paris to begin to laugh at his master—at least a little, and in an affectionate way.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Who'll buy the plumeless, dying dove—a breath of bliss, a storm of pain?
From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various
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 Cautley, G. S.
