The plumed serpent. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : the brilliant plume of a peacock. ,the plume of an egret. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : She sat before the mirror, pluming herself upon her beauty. From Dictionary.com.
And push me, feet first, in the black plumed hearse. From Wordnik.com. [Stories in Verse] Reference
Above the gray wall I saw Don Pedro's plumed hat passing by. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine] Reference
Her breath clouded the moment it plumed through the screen. From Wordnik.com. [Fever] Reference
Amsterdam; again, a pirate with a plumed hat and a flashing sword. From Wordnik.com. [The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country] Reference
Leisurely removing her cloak, she plumed herself before the mirror. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
The young Ferdinand plumed himself and spread himself for her vision. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
The rich and "stuffy" gown was typically German, and so was the plumed hat. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference
Nor could she forget the pretty plumed bonnet that Hero had so gaily destroyed. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia] Reference
And Blaisette plumed herself on being the cause of this wonderful unbending of his. From Wordnik.com. [Where Deep Seas Moan] Reference
He was not half so fierce-appearing in this headgear as he had been in his plumed hat. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
The coffin opened, the stale air plumed out making Fynir cough, and Alysia approached it. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.30: Farewell, My Home] Reference
In two small plumed shapes beneath her nose was the faintest evidence of the glowing dust. From Wordnik.com. [The Color of Silence is Radium Green] Reference
"What a fine fellow am I, to be sure!" exclaimed the Gnat, as he proudly plumed his wings. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
Yes, for he is robust in body, and in good health, and is come of the high-plumed dames of Coesyra. From Wordnik.com. [Clouds] Reference
He had a short vest, enriched with diamonds and rubies; his horse was painted red, and amply plumed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Can it be the Lady Barbara?" cried Percy Farquhart, sobered suddenly, and reaching for his plumed hat. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
Jimmy's return, plumed himself more and more on the fact that he was the husband of his dear little wife!. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
The man without a plumed hat and big boots and a great sword at his side has, for M. Willems, no existence. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
Basil barred the path, his black plumed hat still in his hand, and his face wearing a caricature of a smile. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
But the contingency never happened; and we saw the Russians fall slowly back in good order, while the dark-plumed. From Wordnik.com. [Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands] Reference
Street plumed itself on the fact that it was always lively, ever on the move, occasionally acquainted with royalty. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
Braided coats, long hair, plumed hats, and large mustaches, were amongst the least of the eccentricities displayed. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847] Reference
She was the widow of a member of the 'Academie des Inscriptions', and plumed herself upon her illustrious widowhood. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In his right hand he held his plumed sombrero against his breast; his left rested carelessly on the hilt of his sword. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine] Reference
They have lost their course in the inferno of synthetic fumes and ash plumed light choking back red, hot and surly. From Wordnik.com. [Kamikaze Birdsongs] Reference
He shrugged into the fur-trimmed, slash-sleeved coat, adjusted the plumed hat to his satisfaction with great care, and gave. From Wordnik.com. [That Sweet Little Old Lady] Reference
Here have congregated the bloody villains and sneaking thieves; the plumed knights, dashing horsemen, and stubborn infantry. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
Then the doors were thrown open, and the King entered with a large suite of gentlemen in glittering uniforms and plumed hats. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
Thus speaking, he next dons the plumed helmet and beautifully blazoned shield of Androgeus, and fits the Argive sword to his side. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
"My son," said Anne of Austria, showing him the mousquetaire, who stood with his plumed hat in his hand, calm, grave, and collected. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.] Reference
In imagination I had girt me with the sword, the plumed helmet was on my head, when my feet were seized and a rumbling voice cried. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
Twice seven are chosen to guard the walls with Rutulian soldiery; but each leads an hundred men, crimson-plumed and sparkling in gold. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
Second growth sprouts had pushed their way through the tangled, twisted debris and waved their plumed heads above the mass of wreckage. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Phantom] Reference
The trees fluttered their snow-plumed wings in the chill wind; on the opposite hill a red light glared a response to our glowing smithy. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865] Reference
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