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The inverted bags, filled with air, have a gentle, plumelike softness.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2011

Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg

It has two long, slender, plumelike feathers on the head.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O by Project Gutenberg

The rich plushy, plumelike branches grow in regular whorls around the trunk, and on the topmost whorls, standing erect, are the large, beautiful cones.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John

Its dignity, simplicity and beautiful plumelike foliage place it in a class of its own.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)