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Definition of Plumelike
1. Adjective. Resembling a plume. "The dog's plumy tail"
Definition of Plumelike
1. Adjective. Resembling a plume or some aspect of one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumelike
Literary usage of Plumelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"Spikes dense, bristly or plumelike with numerous bristles arising between the
... Spikes plumelike with numerous long, green or silvery bristles protruding ..."
2. Life in Ponds and Streams by William S. Furneaux (1906)
"The animal breathes by means of long plumelike gills, which are partially protruded
on the right side when it is crawling. The following table will assist ..."
3. Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1897)
"Now through rushing chutes, among green islands, where plumelike 755 1 Note the
use of the subjunctive mood. ..."
4. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"It may be known by its coral- red head, by two plumelike tufts of long black
hairs projecting upward and forward from the back near the head, ..."
5. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch, Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, Alice Werner (1916)
"... and roofed with cumulus cloud; each maiden held in her hand stalks of a
beautiful plant, with white, plumelike leaves, brought from the lower world. ..."
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