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plumeless, a.|ˈpluːmlɪs|
[f. plume n. + -less.]
Destitute of plumes or feathers.
1608Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iv. Decay 277 Hence, plume-less wings. 1655tr. Com. Hist. Francion ii. 38 The Plumelesse Pigeon..addressed multitudes of supplications to him that was intrusted as his guard. 1804J. Grahame Sabbath, etc. (ed. 6) 65 To her plumeless brood Bears off the prize. 1873Symonds Grk. Poets x. 314 Her dragons..fold their plumeless wings. |