PLUMOSE

plumate, plumed, plumose

(adjective) having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

plumose (comparative more plumose, superlative most plumose)

Having feathers or plumes.

Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.

Synonyms: feathery, plumelike

Anagrams

• pumelos

Source: Wiktionary


Plu*mose", Plu"mous, a. Etym: [L. plumosus, fr. pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]

1. Having feathers or plumes.

2. Having hairs, or other párts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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