Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a plume or some aspect of one.

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  • adjective resembling a plume

Etymologies

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plume +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Leaving the hot desert behind, we waded and splashed in some of the pools fed by plumelike waterfalls, surrounded by flowers and ferns, and canopied at places by reeds.

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • Leaving the hot desert behind, we waded and splashed in some of the pools fed by plumelike waterfalls, surrounded by flowers and ferns, and canopied at places by reeds.

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • Leaving the hot desert behind, we waded and splashed in some of the pools fed by plumelike waterfalls, surrounded by flowers and ferns, and canopied at places by reeds.

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • The motion that caught his attention was the sudden stiffening of the antennae as he spoke, the two plumelike organs expanding sideways and pointing diagonally forward, as though to bring his head between their tips.

    Natives of Space Clement, Hal 1965

  • Now through rushing chutes, among green islands, where plumelike

    Elson Grammar School Literature v4 William H. Elson

  • Its dignity, simplicity and beautiful plumelike foliage place it in a class of its own.

    Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse 1930

  • 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.

    The Great Amulet Maud Diver 1906

  • The business of the traveller, however, is to tramp on in the sun and the sand, with an eye to the compass and giving no heed to evanishing gleams of fairy lakes and plumelike palms.

    Quaint Courtships William Dean Howells 1878

  • A man never left his house without his rifle; the gun was a part of his dress, and in his belt he carried a hunting knife and a hatchet; on his head he wore a cap of squirrel skin, often with the plumelike tail dangling from it.

    Stories Of Ohio William Dean Howells 1878

  • The rich plushy, plumelike branches grow in regular whorls around the trunk, and on the topmost whorls, standing erect, are the large, beautiful cones.

    Steep Trails John Muir 1876

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