noun
Meaning 1
A small plume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- When rosy plumelets tuft the larch.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
plumelet
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh2 Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Anglo-Norman plumebor. Middle English plume English plume Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English plumelet From plume + -let.