Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plume of an ostrich; an ostrich-feather; specifically, one of the quill-feathers of the wings or tail.
- noun A name of Aglaophenia struthionides, one of the plumularian hydromedusans. See
Aglaophenia .
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Examples
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Well, it was hard lines on her, but duty called, so I just popped my head round her door to call a chaste farewell - and there she was, dammit, reclining languorously on the coverlet like one of those randy classical goddesses, wearing nothing but the big ostrich-plume fan I'd brought her from Egypt, and her sniggering maid turning the lamp down low.
Fiancée 2010
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He described the ostrich-plume hat, the blue wool cloak, my green cape, and my beaded slippers.
The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008
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He described the ostrich-plume hat, the blue wool cloak, my green cape, and my beaded slippers.
The Chef’s Apprentice Elle Newmark 2008
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He described the ostrich-plume hat, the blue wool cloak, my green cape, and my beaded slippers.
The Chef’s Apprentice Elle Newmark 2008
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He described the ostrich-plume hat, the blue wool cloak, my green cape, and my beaded slippers.
The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008
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He described the ostrich-plume hat, the blue wool cloak, my green cape, and my beaded slippers.
The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008
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A waving ostrich-plume — a buckler burnished bright;
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Behind her seat a sullen handsome girl waved an ostrich-plume fan with a slow rhythm.
The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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Behind her seat a sullen handsome girl waved an ostrich-plume fan with a slow rhythm.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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Behind her seat a sullen handsome girl waved an ostrich-plume fan with a slow rhythm.
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
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