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Definition of Plumy
1. Adjective. Resembling a plume. "The dog's plumy tail"
2. Adjective. Having or covered with or abounding in plumes. "White-plumed egrets"
3. Adjective. Adorned with feathers or plumes.
Similar to: Adorned, Decorated
Derivative terms: Feather, Featheriness
Definition of Plumy
1. a. Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
Definition of Plumy
1. Adjective. Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plumy
1. covered with feathers [adj PLUMIER, PLUMIEST]
Medical Definition of Plumy
1. Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery. "His plumy crest." . "The plumy trees." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumy
Literary usage of Plumy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"... startling roar I Aud Murray's plumy helmet rings— Kings on the ground to rise
no more. ... plumy ..."
2. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... Now on the hammer'd anvils hoarsely rung: Some soft with wool the plumy helmets
line, And some the breast-plate's scaly belts entwine: The gaudy mantles ..."
3. Remarks on Forest Scenery and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"These balls fall in the course of the autumn and winter, and parting asunder,
the seeds which compose them are scattered in the wind, by means of the plumy ..."
4. Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"These balls fall in the course of the autumn and winter, and parting asunder,
the seeds which compose them are scattered in the wind, by means of the plumy ..."
5. Cardiff Castle: A Poem, with Explanatory Remarks and Historical Extracts by Taliesin Williams (1827)
"... Among whose boughs, in concert sweet, Receding from the noontide heat, The
plumy choirs their notes prolong, In melody of Nature's song. ..."
6. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey by Robert Southey (1845)
"She view'd his jet-orb'd eyes, His glossy gorget bright, Green glittering in the
sun ; His plumy pliant horns, That, nearer as she gazed. ..."
7. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"... startling roar I Aud Murray's plumy helmet rings— Kings on the ground to rise
no more. ... plumy ..."
8. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... Now on the hammer'd anvils hoarsely rung: Some soft with wool the plumy helmets
line, And some the breast-plate's scaly belts entwine: The gaudy mantles ..."
9. Remarks on Forest Scenery and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"These balls fall in the course of the autumn and winter, and parting asunder,
the seeds which compose them are scattered in the wind, by means of the plumy ..."
10. Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"These balls fall in the course of the autumn and winter, and parting asunder,
the seeds which compose them are scattered in the wind, by means of the plumy ..."
11. Cardiff Castle: A Poem, with Explanatory Remarks and Historical Extracts by Taliesin Williams (1827)
"... Among whose boughs, in concert sweet, Receding from the noontide heat, The
plumy choirs their notes prolong, In melody of Nature's song. ..."
12. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey by Robert Southey (1845)
"She view'd his jet-orb'd eyes, His glossy gorget bright, Green glittering in the
sun ; His plumy pliant horns, That, nearer as she gazed. ..."
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