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Young plume
Answer for the clue "Young plume ", 10 letters:
pinfeather
Word definitions for pinfeather in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinfeather \Pin"feath`er\, n. A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A developing feather as it emerges through the skin
Usage examples of pinfeather.
The beast pulled the cart gamely, and in back of the cart the pigeons cooed, called, and beat their wings in their wooden cages, sending pinfeathers into the air, transforming the assembly into a swirling cloud of dust.
There was a sizzling noise, a smell of cooked meat and burnt pinfeathers, a kind of low popping sound, and a burnt-paint smell.
The little man sat for a moment atop the decapitated duck, then climbed down its back, seeking toeholds in the intricate metalwork of the pinfeathers before dropping to the tabletop.
They glowed like Christmas tree lightstheir veins, their pinfeathers, their eyes, their tiny raptor beaks.
Nicholas shuddered inwardly, remembering the trembling flight on the hito washi, the ruffling of his tattered clothes like pinfeathers, the rush of the night against his face, the fear that the inconstant wind might die in midgust, sending him diving hard against stands of bamboo.