Definitions for plume
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. plumenoun

   anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

   "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"

2. plumenoun

   a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

3. feather, plume, plumageverb

   the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

4. overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hookverb

   rip off; ask an unreasonable price

5. pride, plume, congratulateverb

   be proud of

   "He prides himself on making it into law school"

6. plumeverb

   deck with a plume

   "a plumed helmet"

7. preen, plumeverb

   clean with one's bill

   "The birds preened"

8. plumeverb

   form a plume

   "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"

9. preen, primp, plume, dressverb

   dress or groom with elaborate care

   "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plumenoun

   A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one.

2. plumenoun

   The furry tail of certain dog breeds that stand erect or curl over their backs (eg Samoyed, Malteagle)

3. plumenoun

   A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet.

4. plumenoun

   An upward spray of water or mist.

5. plumenoun

   An upwelling of molten material from the Earth's mantle.

6. plumenoun

   An arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star.

7. plumeverb

   To preen and arrange feathers.

8. plumeverb

   To congratulate oneself proudly.

9. plumeverb

   To form a plume

   Smoke plumed from his pipe then slowly settled towards the floor.

10. plumeverb

    To write; to pen.

11. Etymology: From pluma via plume

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLUMEnoun

   Etymology: plume, Fr. pluma, Lat.

   1. Feather of birds.

   Let frantick Talbot triumph for a while,
   And, like a peacock, sweep along his tail;
   We’ll pull his plumes, and take away his train. William Shakespeare.

   Wings he wore of many a colour’d plume. John Milton.

   They appear made up of little bladders, like those in the plume or stalk of a quill. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

   2. Feather worn as an ornament.

   Let every feeble rumour shake your hearts,
   Your enemies with nodding of their plumes
   Fan you into despair. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Eastern travellers know that ostridges feathers are common, and the ordinary plume of Janizaries. Brown.

   The fearful infant
   Daunted to see a face with steel o’erspread,
   And his high plume that nodded o’er his head. Dryden.

   3. Pride; towering mien.

   Great duke of Lancaster, I come to thee
   From plume pluckt Richard, who with willing soul
   Adopts thee heir. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   4. Token of honour; prize of contest.

   Ambitious to win from me some plume. John Milton.

   5.Plume is a term used by botanists for that part of the seed of a plant, which in its growth becomes the trunk: it is inclosed in two small cavities, formed in the lobes for its reception, and is divided at its loose end into divers pieces, all closely bound together like a bunch of feathers, whence it has this name. John Quincy

2. To Plumeverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To pick and adjust feathers.

   Swans must be kept in some enclosed pond, where they may have room to come ashore and plume themselves. John Mortimer.

   2. [ Plumer, Fr.] To strip of feathers.

   Such animals, as feed upon flesh, devour some part of the feathers of the birds they gorge themselves with, because they will not take the pains fully to plume them. John Ray.

   3. To strip; to pill.

   They stuck not to say, that the king cared not to plume the nobility and people to feather himself. Francis Bacon.

   4. To place as a plume.

   His stature reach’d the sky, and on his crest
   Sat horror plum’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iv.

   5. To adorn with plumes.

   Farewel the plumed troops, and the big war,
   That make ambition virtue. William Shakespeare, Othello.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plume

   A plume is a long, feather-like cloud of smoke, dust, water, or other pollutants that rises from a source and spreads or floats in the air. In geology, it also refers to a column of molten rock that rises within the Earth to create a hotspot of volcanic activity. On a bird or other animal, a plume is a long, soft, and distinguished feather. Generally, it refers to something that spreads out in a shape resembling a feather.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Plume

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

2. Plume

   an ornamental tuft of feathers

3. Plume

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

4. Plume

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

5. Plume

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

6. Plumeverb

   to pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink

7. Plumeverb

   to strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel

8. Plumeverb

   to adorn with feathers or plumes

9. Plumeverb

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

10. Etymology: [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plume

   plōōm, n. a feather: a tuft of feathers: a feather worn as an ornament: a crest: a token of honour: a prize in a contest.—v.t. to dress the feathers of, as a bird: to adorn with plumes: to strip of feathers: to boast (used reflexively).—ns. Plumassier (plōō-ma-sēr′), one who prepares or deals in plumes; Plume′-bird, a term sometimes given to the Epimachidæ or long-tailed birds-of-Paradise.—adjs. Plumed, adorned with feathers; Plume′less.—n. Plume′let, a down-feather, a plumule: anything resembling a small plume.—adj. Plume′-plucked, stripped of plumes: (Shak.) humbled.—n. Plum′ery, a display of plumes.—adjs. Plumig′erous, plumaged; Plu′miped, having feathered feet.—n. Plu′mist, a feather-dresser.—adjs. Plu′mose, Plu′mous, feathery: plume-like; Plu′my, covered or adorned with plumes. [O. Fr.,—L. pluma, a small soft feather.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plume

   A large and handsome feather worn as an ornament on a helmet, on a military hat, and the like.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLUME

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Plume is ranked #44653 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Plume surname appeared 481 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Plume.
   
   92.1% or 443 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.8% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Adornment
   • Cheat
   • Deck
   • Dress Up
   • Feel
   • Shape

How to pronounce plume?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plume in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of plume in a Sentence

1. Civil Defense Agency:

   Laze is formed when hot lava hits the ocean sending hydrochloric acid and steam with fine glass particles into the air, health hazards of laze include lung, eye and skin irritation. Be aware that the laze plume travels with the wind and can change direction without warning.

2. Gay Sheffield:

   This is the northern edge of the plume.

3. Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando:

   We understand and commiserate with our community and visitors about the prolonged closure, but we can not provide safe access to the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii section of the park as long as these very unpredictable dangers threaten the safety of park staff and visitors, unlike lava, which you can see coming and avoid, we can not see or predict earthquakes, nor can we foresee a summit explosion, but both threats continue. HAWAII'S KIM VOWS TO REBUILD FROM VOLCANO WITH HELP OF FEMA, AS SCIENTISTS SAY THE WORST IS YET TO COME Damage to Jaggar Museum overlook following 5.5 magnitude earthquake on June 3, 2018. ( NPS Photo) The summit area in particular has been also struck by several earthquakes that have damaged at least three park buildings, fractured park roads, and snapped water lines, according to the National Park Service. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattled the summit area at 3:50 p.m. on June 3, cracking the overlook deck at Jaggar Museum. Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii RANKED AMONG TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS IN US A large plume of ash after an earthquake near the summit of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii volcano on May 25, 2018. ( NPS Photo) Over the weekend, the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported more than 500 earthquakes in a 24-hour period – the most ever measured by HVO scientists.

4. Makoto Moore:

   Plume collapses occur when the heat generated at the surface by The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire is no longer sufficient to maintain an updraft, it could be because of the fire running out of fuel, or shading of the solar insolation, or any number of reasons, but the energy at the surface is cut and the column collapses due to its own weight and gravity.

5. Village President Karen Darch:

   It is a huge danger, if they breach, if there's a derailment in the heart of my town and there's a breach of tank cars, there can be a plume of flame high into the sky.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plume
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plume
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=plume
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plume
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=plume
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html