Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Featherless, as an animal; having no plumage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without plumes.
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- adjective Without
plumes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He dropped his plumeless hat and combed his hair back with his hands.
Destiny's Road Niven, Larry 1997
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The German author Kotzebue attended the “most imposing spectacle” of a parade on the Place Carrousel; he noticed the deliberate contrast between Napoleon and his staff: “… he made his appearance surrounded by generals and aides-de-camp in magnificent uniforms, but Bonaparte himself wore only a very simple, unembroidered uniform with a plain, plumeless hat.”
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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The German author Kotzebue attended the “most imposing spectacle” of a parade on the Place Carrousel; he noticed the deliberate contrast between Napoleon and his staff: “… he made his appearance surrounded by generals and aides-de-camp in magnificent uniforms, but Bonaparte himself wore only a very simple, unembroidered uniform with a plain, plumeless hat.”
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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This plucked and plumeless bird, comic and forlorn, is the butt of all the philosophies.
A Miscellany of Men 1905
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Thrilling the unweaponed crowd with plumeless heads?
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Our own day has doubtless brought forth critics and students of else unparalleled capacity for the task of laying wind-eggs in mare's nests, and wasting all the warmth of their brains and tongues in the hopeful endeavour to hatch them: but so fine a specimen was never dropped yet as this of the plumed or plumeless biped who discovered that if
A Study of Shakespeare Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873
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Poor plumeless ephemerals, comfortless mortals, as visions of creatures fast fleeing,
Studies in Song Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873
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In the entry he paused to think, then hurried up the stairs, seized his plumeless cap, and rushed out of doors.
The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 01 Georg Ebers 1867
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In the entry he paused to think, then hurried up the stairs, seized his plumeless cap, and rushed out of doors.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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In the entry he paused to think, then hurried up the stairs, seized his plumeless cap, and rushed out of doors.
The Burgomaster's Wife — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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