Definition of plume

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

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Deplumate :: Deplumate (a.) Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed.
Displume :: Displume (v. t.) To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade..
Pterophore :: Pterophore (n.) Any moth of the genus Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth. See Plume moth, under Plume..
Bird Of Paradise :: Bird of paradise () The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers..
Egret :: Egret (n.) A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette..
Microlepidoptera :: Microlepidoptera (n. pl.) A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc..
Emplumed :: Emplumed (a.) Plumed.
Plumularia :: Plumularia (n.) Any hydroid belonging to Plumularia and other genera of the family Plumularidae. They generally grow in plumelike forms.
Frangipanni :: Frangipanni (n.) A perfume derived from, or imitating the odor of, the flower of the red jasmine, a West Indian tree of the genus Plumeria..
Corniplume :: Corniplume (n.) A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
Egret :: Egret (n.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima)..
Damascene :: Damascene (n.) A kind of plume, now called damson. See Damson..
Deplume :: Deplume (v. t.) To lay bare; to expose.
Beplumed :: Beplumed (a.) Decked with feathers.
Sea Feather :: Sea feather () Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
Deplumation :: Deplumation (n.) The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
Hypoptilum :: Hypoptilum (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
Plumassary :: Plumassary (n.) A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.
Panache :: Panache (n.) A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers..
Pennach :: Pennach (n.) A bunch of feathers; a plume.
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