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English Dictionary: plume by the DICT Development Group
3 results for plume
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plume
n
  1. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"
  2. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
  3. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    Synonym(s): feather, plume, plumage
v
  1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook]
    Antonym(s): undercharge
  2. be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
    Synonym(s): pride, plume, congratulate
  3. deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
  4. clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
    Synonym(s): preen, plume
  5. form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
  6. dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
    Synonym(s): preen, primp, plume, dress
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Pluming}.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to
      cover with feathers.]
      1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or
            prink.
  
                     Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.
                                                                              Irving.
  
      2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;
            also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.
  
      3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. [bd]Farewell the plumed
            troop.[b8] --Shak.
  
      4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he
            plumes himself on his skill. --South.
  
      {Plumed adder} (Zo[94]l.), an African viper ({Vipera, [or]
            Clotho cornuta}), having a plumelike structure over each
            eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff
            adder. Called also {horned viper} and {hornsman}.
  
      {Plumed partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the California mountain quail
            ({Oreortyx pictus}). See {Mountain quail}, under
            {Mountain}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.]
      1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long,
            conspicuous, or handsome feather.
  
                     Wings . . . of many a colored plume.   --Milton.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
  
      3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a
            waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling
            feathers.
  
                     His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden.
  
      4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides
            himself; a prize or reward. [bd]Ambitious to win from me
            some plume.[b8] --Milton.
  
      5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence
            resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large
            ornamental grasses.
  
      {Plume bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird that yields ornamental
            plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New
            Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white
            heron of Florida ({Ardea candidissima}).
  
      {Plume grass}. (Bot)
            (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the
                  spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in
                  swamps in the Southern United States.
            (b) The still finer {E. Ravenn[91]} from the Mediterranean
                  region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole
                  genus.
  
      {Plume moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small, slender
            moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[91]}. Most of
            them have the wings deeply divided into two or more
            plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the
            grapevine.
  
      {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree
            ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are
            tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
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