The dog's plumy tail. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective, : a plumy helmet. From Dictionary.com.
Newer vines tend to give a more jammy or plumy taste. From Wordnik.com. [ZAPed!] Reference
It is a rich, heavy wine with a slightly plumy taste. From Wordnik.com. [Feeling Wine-y] Reference
Rank upon rank in glory lie the transverse, plumy bars. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Another moment, and the long, plumy sprays parted and Don. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
A bolder, sterner glance shines out than plumy crest can show. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844] Reference
There is a two-fold complaint nestled in the plumy thicket of today. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Klima: On Names] Reference
Ferok lowered the plumy thermosensor tendrils above his eyes: a frown. From Wordnik.com. [Ensign Flandry]
But it was the plumy tail of the sheep dog, who was lying there with the. From Wordnik.com. [Tales from Many Sources Vol. V] Reference
Then off he went with the girls for his walk, his plumy tail wagging happily. From Wordnik.com. [Five On A Hike Together]
Then he heard another voice, cultured, plumy, laced with condescending humor. From Wordnik.com. [Sharp Edges] Reference
Timmy came to meet them, barking his head off, waving the plumy tail wildly in joy. From Wordnik.com. [Five Go Off In A Caravan]
Over the far ridge came streaming a pack of deer-hounds, plumy and as white as curd. From Wordnik.com. [The Bull From The Sea]
The feathery bamboo, most gigantic of grasses, runs in plumy lines across the country. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
He lay down on his tummy, wagging his plumy tail with pleasure at all this loving fuss. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat]
A pale, plumy spray of tamarisk intervened between them, otherwise he must have seen her. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
There is a two-fold complaint nestled in the plumy thicket of today's screed, good people. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Klima: On Names] Reference
He ruffled up his cold black nose, and elevated his bushy tail -- his beautiful, plumy tail. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman Tenderfoot] Reference
His movements are twitchy and birdlike and he pronounces dialogue in a blooming, plumy voice. From Wordnik.com. [Cult Actors #9: Freddie Jones | Obsessed With Film] Reference
What a picture she made against the pale plumy branches of the tamarisk, thought Padre Antonio. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
The dog rubbed against the Sartan's leg, its plumy tail brushing back and forth slowly, gently. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Labyrinth]
Her plumy tail arched up above the delicate features and tumbling black mane, seductively sinuous. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Also Fire]
Xar dashed behind it, arrived just in time to see the tip of a plumy tail disappear around the front. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Gate]
She was feeling rather annoyed just then because Timmy was standing by Berta, wagging his plumy tail. From Wordnik.com. [Five Have Plenty Of Fun]
He was a schmoozer, speaking in plumy tones as he negotiated during long phone calls with the vendors. From Wordnik.com. [Office Politics] Reference
And thanks to Stewart's plumy voice and dramatic personae, even a casual remark or gesture has import. From Wordnik.com. [Fern Siegel: Stage Door: La Bete, A Life in the Theater, Lady Rizo] Reference
As he expounds his plans they are more and more convinced that he is a plumy bird of much waste feather. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873] Reference
Worrying her plumy tail and tobogganing from her back seemed to be favorite pastimes with two of the cubs. From Wordnik.com. [Followers of the Trail] Reference
He tumbled to the cold marble floor of the mausoleum, entangled in a confused flurry of paws and plumy tail. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Gate]
In my picture, half of the swans are a plumy raft for her, and row her through the air with their sweeping wings. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Then the groom caught up and hung on to the creature's plumy tail; Sulla came to a halt unscathed and still in the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
She pulled handfuls of the plumy grasses beside her, and stared sulkily ahead of her. From Wordnik.com. [That Girl Montana] Reference
But at the man's tone of compassion the great plumy tail began to thump the ground in feeble response. From Wordnik.com. [His Dog] Reference
Catching sight of the group seated in front of the estaminet, he began to wag his plumy tail and set off toward them at a trot. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce] Reference
The fiercely silent charge was changed in a trice to a coldly civil touching of noses, and the majestic wagging of a plumy tail. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce] Reference
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