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An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.

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  1. n. An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
  2. An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Audsley.
  3. An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usuallyspreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Audsley.
  4. aplustre (plural aplustres) (historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.