plumose
[ ploo-mohs ]
/ ˈplu moʊs /
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adjective
having feathers or plumes; feathered.
feathery or plumelike.
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OTHER WORDS FROM plumose
plu·mose·ly, adverbplu·mos·i·ty [ploo-mos-i-tee], /pluˈmɒs ɪ ti/, plu·mose·ness, nounWords nearby plumose
plume oneself, plummer block, Plummer-Vinson syndrome, plummet, plummy, plumose, plump, plumpen, plumper, plumpish, plum pudding
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Derived forms of plumose
plumosely, adverbplumosity (pluːˈmɒsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for plumose
C17: from Latin plūmōsus feathery
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