plumed
- adjective
- /pluːmd/
- 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
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Cavalry men all over Europe went to war in their finest dress, white gloves, plumed helmets, with their sabers proudly by their sides.
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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
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"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
Covered or decorated with feathers
Having a light soft texture like feathers
Having small bunches of hair or feathers on it
Having soft feathers like a bird's crest
Having feathers or a small feather decoration
Having soft parts that look like feathers
A thing that has soft, feathery parts like a large feather
A part of a living thing that has a feather at the tip, like a tail or flower
Light and soft like a bird's wing
Compounds
- Specialized
A fish with feathery fins that hides on reefs and has stinging spines
How Feathery
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.