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Definition of Plumes
1. plume [v] - See also: plume
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumes
Literary usage of Plumes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The first prices were S200 for 1000 plumes. The decrease in price was gradual
until 1886, ... In the fall of 1887 plumes were in demand at $40 the 1000, ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"In 1874, it was found that by pulling the immature plumes from the sheaths and
... In November, 1874, samples of the female plumes were sent to Peter ..."
3. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1896)
"By VISCOUNT DILLON, FSA1 The list of plumes and feathers to which I have to call
... It will be seen to include plumes and feathers, both for military and ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"Even the aigrettes are said to be obtained without killing the birds, the plumes
being either picked up from the ground after the birds have shed them, ..."
5. Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection, with Some of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1890)
"... animal coloration—The origin of accessory plumes — Development of accessory
plumes and their display—The effect of female preference will be neutralised ..."
6. Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection, with Some of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1891)
"... origin of accessory plumes — Development of accessory plumes and their
display—The effect of female preference will be neutralised by natural selection— ..."
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