plumelet

[ ploom-lit ]

noun

a small plume.

Origin of plumelet

¹

First recorded in 1810–20; plume + -let

Words Nearby plumelet

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How to use plumelet in a sentence

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 | Mayne Reid
It is not only odd, but very beautiful, for the grass grows thinly, and every plumelet is visible.
The Crest of the Continent | Ernest Ingersoll

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