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plumy

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plum·y  (plm)
adj. plum·i·er, plum·i·est
1. Consisting of or covered with feathers.
2. Resembling a feather or plume.
plumy [ˈpluːmɪ]
adj plumier, plumiest
1. plumelike; feathery
2. consisting of, covered with, or adorned with feathers
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.plumy - resembling a plume; "the dog's plumy tail"
plumelike
feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"
2.plumy - having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets"
plumed
feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"
3.plumy - adorned with feathers or plumes
feathered, feathery
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction


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One night he lapped his new milk as usual at Uncle Roger's dairy door and then sat blandly on the flat stone before it, giving the world assurance of a cat, sleek sides glistening, plumy tail gracefully folded around his paws, brilliant eyes watching the stir and flicker of bare willow boughs in the twilight air above him.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
A lace handkerchief, a plumy fan, and a bouquet in a shoulder holder finished her off, and Miss Belle surveyed her with the satisfaction of a little girl with a newly dressed doll.
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Flambeau, who was a friend of Angus, received him in a rococo artistic den behind his office, of which the ornaments were sabres, harquebuses, Eastern curiosities, flasks of Italian wine, savage cooking-pots, a plumy Persian cat, and a small dusty-looking Roman Catholic priest, who looked particularly out of place.
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