plume

plume  (plm)

n.

1. A feather, especially a large and showy one.

2. A large feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament or symbol of rank, as on a helmet.

3. A token of honor or achievement.

4. A structure or form that is like a long feather: a plume of smoke.

5. Ecology A space in air, water, or soil containing pollutants released from a point source.

6. Geology An upwelling of molten material from the earth's mantle.

tr.v. plumed, plum·ing, plumes

1. To decorate, cover, or supply with or as if with plumes.

2. To smooth (feathers); preen.

3. To congratulate (oneself) in a self-satisfied way: plumed himself on his victory.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin plma.]

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plume [pluːm]

n

1. a feather, esp one that is large or ornamental

2. a feather or cluster of feathers worn esp formerly as a badge or ornament in a headband, hat, etc.

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology any feathery part, such as the structure on certain fruits and seeds that aids dispersal by wind

4. something that resembles a plume a plume of smoke

5. a token or decoration of honour; prize

6. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a rising column of hot, low viscosity material within the earth's mantle, which is believed to be responsible for linear oceanic island chains and flood basalts also called mantle plume

vb (tr)

1. to adorn or decorate with feathers or plumes

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a bird) to clean or preen (itself or its feathers)

3. (foll by on or upon) to pride or congratulate (oneself)

[from Old French, from Latin plūma downy feather]

plumeless  adj

plumelike  adj

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plume  (plm)

1. A feather, especially a large one.

2. A body of magma that rises from the Earth's mantle into the crust. If a plume rises to the Earth's surface, it erupts as lava. If it remains below the Earth's surface, it eventually solidifies into a body of rock known as a pluton.

3. An area in air, water, soil, or rock containing pollutants released from a single source. A plume often spreads in the environment due to the action of wind, currents, or gravity.

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Plume anything resembling a plume of feathers or a tuft of waving hair.

Examples: plume of distinction, 1848; of feathers, 1711; curling plumes of hair, 1870; of smoke, 1878; plumes of the woodland, 1859.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plume - anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes" shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
	2.	plume - a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness aigret, aigrette - a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume panache - a feathered plume on a helmet
	3.	plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds feather, plumage bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings down, down feather - soft fine feathers aftershaft - a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds contour feather - feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape bastard wing, spurious wing, alula - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing marabou - the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments web, vane - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft hackle - long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants quill, calamus, shaft - the hollow spine of a feather flight feather, quill feather, pinion, quill - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird scapular - a feather covering the shoulder of a bird body covering - any covering for the body or a body part ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves animal material - material derived from animals melanin - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Verb	1.	plume - rip off; ask an unreasonable price fleece, gazump, overcharge, hook, rob, soak, surcharge, pluck extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	plume - be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" pride, congratulate feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	3.	plume - deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet" bedeck, bedight, deck - decorate; "deck the halls with holly"
	4.	plume - clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" preen arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
	5.	plume - form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	6.	plume - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" primp, preen, dress attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"

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plume

noun feather, crest, quill, pinion, aigrette straw hats decorated with ostrich plumes

Translations

plume [pluːm]

A. N (= feather) → pluma f; (on helmet) → penacho m (fig) [of smoke etc] → columna f, hilo m

B. VT the bird plumes itself → el ave se limpia or se arregla las plumas

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plume [ˈpluːm] n

a plume of smoke → une colonne de fumée

(= feather) [bird] → plume f
the plumes of the helmet → le plumet du casque

[plant] → aigrette f

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plume

n → Feder f; (on helmet) → Federbusch m; plume of smoke → Rauchwolke f, → Rauchfahne f; a plume of water → eine Wasserfontäne; in borrowed plumes → mit fremden Federn geschmückt

vr

(bird) → sich putzen

to plume oneself on something → auf etw (acc) → stolz sein wie ein Pfau

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plume [pluːm] n → piuma, penna; (on hat, helmet) → penna, pennacchio
a plume of smoke → un pennacchio di fumo

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plume [pluːm] n → piuma, penna; (on hat, helmet) → penna, pennacchio
a plume of smoke → un pennacchio di fumo

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plume

n plume [pluːm]

a large decorative feather She wore a plume in her hat. dos ريش، زينَة ريش перо péro fjer die Feder διακοσμητκό φτερό, λοφίο pluma (ehis)sulg پر زینتی sulka plume(t) נוֹצָה पर veliko ukrasno pero,perjanica toll bulu hiasan skrautfjöður piuma 羽飾り 깃털 plunksna (rotājoša) spalva; spalvu pušķis bulu pluim fjær pióro pluma pană перо pero pero ukrasno perje plym ขนนก tüy 裝飾用的大羽毛 перо شہ پر، کلغي chùm lông 装饰用的大羽毛