plume

[Plume]

Think of a large, fluffy, colorful feather and you are imagining a plume, something that can be used decoratively, often in hats or vases, just as it creates a decorative element for the bird it comes from.

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A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.

Noun
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

Noun
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

Verb
dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

Verb
form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"

Verb
clean with one''s bill; "The birds preened"

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Verb
deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"

Verb
be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"

Verb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price

v.
A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.

v.
An ornamental tuft of feathers.

v.
A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.

v.
A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.

v.
A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.

v. t.
To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.

v. t.
To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.

v. t.
To adorn with feathers or plumes.

v. t.
To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.

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. 2. (Zo'94l.) 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. 4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward. "Ambitious to win from me some plume." 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'94l.), 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'94l.), 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. 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. 2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel. [Obs.] Bacon. Dryden. 3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed troop." Shak. 4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill. South. Plumed adder (Zo'94l.), an African viper (Vipera, ∨ 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'94l.), the California mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under Mountain. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.

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