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plumed

plumed

1 6.7
Having feathers on a bird or used as decoration on clothing
  • adjective
  • /pluːmd/
translation icon : plumoso
  • Boernstein, in a splendidly plumed Alpine hat, rode astride a horse at the head of his regiment.
  • a plumed hat
  • a plumed helmet
  • a plumed turban

Examples

  • Cavalry men all over Europe went to war in their finest dress, white gloves, plumed helmets, with their sabers proudly by their sides.

  • Montcalm steps forward and sweeps his plumed hat to the ground in a courtly bow.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • so the 6 plumed bird of paradise has no problem finding food

  • "You even managed to hang on to your plumed hat, Dempsey.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The man in silver in her room whom she apprehended as a knight with a plumed helmet.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • His eyes pan up the long legs of the plumed showgirl.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • His plumed helm rested on his knee.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • "At last he slipped a small plumed hood over her head, securing it with a leather thong."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Mighty warriors with plumed helmets, powerful thews, girded loins, and all that.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The proud peacock displayed its plumed tail, showing off the vibrant colors of its feathers.

Synonyms

feathered
vsplumed
28 1.6

Covered or decorated with feathers

applies more widely to decoration by feathers or featherlike tufts
feathery
vsplumed
6 3.4

Having a light soft texture like feathers

denotes being decorated with feathers or tufts rather than texture alone
tufted
vsplumed
1 5.5

Having small bunches of hair or feathers on it

is specific to feather or plume decoration rather than general clustered tufts
plumy
vsplumed
1 8.1

Having soft feathers like a bird's crest

focuses more on being decorated with feathers or tufts rather than look
plumate
vsplumed
  • Specialized
9.9

Having feathers or a small feather decoration

is a broader term for any decoration with a feather or tuft
plumose
vsplumed
  • Specialized
9.9

Having soft parts that look like feathers

is more general, meaning decorated with a feather or tuft
plumelike
vsplumed
7.4

A thing that has soft, feathery parts like a large feather

refers to actual decoration with a feather or plume-like tuft
plume-tipped
vsplumed
8.0

A part of a living thing that has a feather at the tip, like a tail or flower

is broader, covering decoration of parts not only the tips
featherlike
vsplumed
3.4

Light and soft like a bird's wing

means actual decoration with a feather or feather-like tuft rather than resemblance

Compounds

plumed scorpionfish
  • Specialized
9.9

A fish with feathery fins that hides on reefs and has stinging spines

A prickly plant with large purple or yellow flower heads that attract bees

plumed tussock
  • New Zealand
9.9

A tall grass from New Zealand with feathery flower heads

How Feathery

feathery
6 3.4
plumose
  • Specialized
9.9
plumed
1 6.7
tufted
1 5.5
bare
217 2.2

Surface Forms

plumed positive

Morphology

plumed = plume (transparent) = plume + ed

Regular adjectival formation from the noun 'plume' with -ed meaning 'having or adorned with a plume', directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

The word plumed comes from plume, a word that means 'feather'. So to be plumed is to be 'decorated with feathers', like a hat with a bright plume or a bird showing its 'plumage'.