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Plumeless :: Plumeless (a.) Without plumes.

Deplumation :: Deplumation (n.) The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.

Pinnule :: Pinnule (n.) Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid..

Plume :: Plume (v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.

Bird Of Paradise :: Bird of paradise () The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers..

Displume :: Displume (v. t.) To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade..

Displumed :: Displumed (imp. & p. p.) of Displum.

Panache :: Panache (n.) A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers..

Deplume :: Deplume (v. t.) To lay bare; to expose.

Deplumed :: Deplumed (imp. & p. p.) of Deplum.

Egret :: Egret (n.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima)..

Plumelet :: Plumelet (n.) A small plume.

Cauda Galli :: Cauda galli () A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda galli grit..

Coquette :: Coquette (n.) A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t..

Damascene :: Damascene (n.) A kind of plume, now called damson. See Damson..

Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers..

Hypoptilum :: Hypoptilum (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.

Deplumate :: Deplumate (a.) Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed.

Plume :: Plume (v.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.

Semiplume :: Semiplume (n.) A feather which has a plumelike web, with the shaft of an ordinary feather..

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