plumelet

[ ploom-lit ]

noun

1. a small plume.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plumelet¹

First recorded in 1810–20; plume + -let

Example Sentences

For authenticity, Mr. Iwanczyk has relied mostly on photographs of two 18th-century French horses, created under Louis XV for the Château de Marly outside Paris; it was on these horses that the Mackays’ sculptor, Franz Plumelet, modeled his work.

From New York Times

There are no combs or pins of gold, but in their place a scarlet plumelet of feathers—from the wings of the red cardinal.

From Project Gutenberg

Involuntarily the maiden fastens her glance on the plumelet, which flits upward and upward in the direction of the moon's silvery orb.

From Project Gutenberg

A small plumelet of eagle-down dances over his head.

From Project Gutenberg