plumelike
- a word derived from plume.
Example Sentences
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The inverted bags, filled with air, have a gentle, plumelike softness.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2011
The rich plushy, plumelike branches grow in regular whorls around the trunk, and on the topmost whorls, standing erect, are the large, beautiful cones.
From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John
Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg
Her own canvas was hidden by draperies of dull gold silk, and beside it, on a carved stool, sprays of Banksia roses and honeysuckle soared plumelike from a vase of beaten bronze.
From The Great Amulet by Diver, Maud
It has two long, slender, plumelike feathers on the head.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O by Project Gutenberg
