Definition of plume

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

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Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Destitute of bards, or of reversed points, hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarded feather..
Cauda Galli :: Cauda galli () A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda galli grit..
Pterophore :: Pterophore (n.) Any moth of the genus Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth. See Plume moth, under Plume..
Plumous :: Plumous (a.) Having feathers or plumes.
Kirumbo :: Kirumbo (n.) A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black..
Plumeless :: Plumeless (a.) Without plumes.
Plume :: Plume (v. t.) To adorn with feathers or plumes.
Plumy :: Plumy (a.) Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery..
Deplumate :: Deplumate (a.) Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed.
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)..
Filoplume :: Filoplume (n.) A hairlike feather; a father with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length.
Chasseur :: Chasseur (n.) An attendant upon persons of rank or wealth, wearing a plume and sword..
Pennach :: Pennach (n.) A bunch of feathers; a plume.
Deplumation :: Deplumation (n.) The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
Pennated :: Pennated (a.) Winged; plume-shaped.
Gorgonia :: Gorgonia (n.) A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis..
Nod :: Nod (v. i.) To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes..
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.
Plume :: Plume (v. t.) To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill..
Plumed :: Plumed (imp. & p. p.) of Plum.
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