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Definition of Prince-of-Wales plume
1. Noun. New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea.
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Leptopteris, Leptopteris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prince-of-Wales Plume
Literary usage of Prince-of-Wales plume
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Sketch of the Early Settlement and Subsequent Progress of the Town of by Thomas W. Poole (1867)
"On the cast side of it, and surmounting the main arch, is the Prince of Wales
Plume, under this the word "Welcome," in large letters. ..."
2. The Coinages of the World: Ancient and Modern by George D. Mathews (1876)
"... we have the Prince of Wales plume, to show that the metal came from the Welsh
mines. ... Prince of Wales plume ..."
3. The Presidential Armies of India by Edward Stirling Rivett Carnac (1890)
"Prince of Wales' Plume. Honorary Colonel HRH Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and
Duke of Cornwall, KG, KT, GCB, KP, GCSI, Field Marshal. ..."
4. Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List (1898)
"r. J • Of Waies'8 Own) Regiment. (The 3rd and 4th Battalions are formed of the
2nd and 4th West York Militia respectively.) The Prince of Wales' Plume. ..."
5. The Tour of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales Through British America and the by Henry James Morgan (1860)
"The handle was wrought into the form of a Beaver, which was attached to the blade
by a Prince of Wales' plume, the edges of the blade being decorated with a ..."