Meaning of pull someone's plumes | Babel Free
Examples
“that Tamburlaine: That like⟳ a Foxe in midſt of harueſt time, Dooth pray vppon my flockes of Passengers: And as I heare, doth meane to pull⟳ my plumes […]”
“Let⟳ frantike Talbot triumph for a while, And like⟳ a Peacock ſweepe along his tayle, Wee’le pull⟳ his Plumes, and take⟳ away his Trayne, If Dolphin and the reſt will be but rul’d.”
“How I ſhall pull⟳ your Plumes, Lords, How I ſhall humble you within theſe two Days?”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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