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   plume

   /pluːm/

   noun

   • 1. a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament: "a hat with a jaunty ostrich plume"
   • ▪ a part of an animal's body that resembles a feather: "the antennae are divided into large feathery plumes"
   • 2. a long cloud of smoke or vapour resembling a feather as it spreads from its point of origin: "as he spoke, the word was accompanied by a white plume of breath"
   • ▪ a mass of material, typically a pollutant, spreading from a source: "a radioactive plume"
   • 3. a localized column of hotter magma rising by convection in the mantle, believed to cause volcanic activity in locations away from plate margins.

   verb

   • 1. spread out in a shape resembling a feather: "smoke plumed from the chimneys"
   • ▪ decorate with or as if with feathers: "I plumed the hat with a couple of soft feathers from the tail of a hawk"
   • 2. (of a bird) preen itself. archaic
   • ▪ feel a great sense of self-satisfaction about something: "she plumed herself on being cosmopolitan"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pluma ‘down’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plumeless adjective
   • 2. plume-like adjective
   • 3. plumery noun

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   • Definition of plume noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a cloud of something that rises and curves upwards in the air A radioactive plume could reach the city within hours. A great plume of dust and ash rose from the volcano. The waves pounded the rocks, throwing up white plumes of spray. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   • a large feather a group of feathers or long thin pieces of material tied together and often used as a decoration The red plume on the horse’s head was nodding to the rhythm of its steps. Definition of plume noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   • We can trace the present word plume from the Old English word plūmfether. Going back further, we can find the Latin pluma meaning "feather" or "down." Plume is often applied to a large puff of smoke or any mass that spreads into the air from a single source. If you see a plume of smoke coming from the chimney, the fireplace is going.

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   noun. a feather. a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the brilliant plume of a peacock. a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret. any plumose part or formation. a feather, a tuft of feathers, or some substitute, worn as an ornament, as on a hat, helmet, etc.

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   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. 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.

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   Definitions of plume. noun. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. synonyms: feather, plumage. see more. noun. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament. see more. noun. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness. “a plume of smoke” “grass with large plumes ” see more. verb.