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According to wikiHow, blow dry separate sections using a round brush to pull, curl and smooth those tresses away from your face and into two gorgeous, thick plumy wings.
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oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022
In the midst of the album’s plumy melodies is ruthless posturing.
—Max Cea, Billboard, 17 June 2018
On the coffee table, next to some vitamin pills and a water bottle, was a 160-million-year-old Anchiornis, its dinosaur tail and its plumy smudge of feathers preserved in exquisite detail.
—Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018
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oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022
In the midst of the album’s plumy melodies is ruthless posturing.
—Max Cea, Billboard, 17 June 2018
On the coffee table, next to some vitamin pills and a water bottle, was a 160-million-year-old Anchiornis, its dinosaur tail and its plumy smudge of feathers preserved in exquisite detail.
—Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018
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“Plumy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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