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.

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. Gay Sheffield:

   This is the northern edge of the plume.

2. Linsey Marr:

   The combination of high air change rates and high-quality filters... will greatly reduce the amount of virus that can build up in the air. Thus, it is unlikely that people will be exposed to elevated levels of virus in cabins and public indoor spaces, if this is the case, then the biggest risk comes from being in close proximity, within the exhaled respiratory plume of an infected individual.

3. 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.

4. Hillsborough Mayor Frank Delcore:

   The smoke plume is diminishing rapidly.

5. Michael Schade:

   We were getting status updates so we knew there were high acuity patients, very, very critical patients, but in the back of our mind we could see a massive plume of [ smoke ] coming from White Island, but as our experience sort of shows, we sort of remain very open-minded, because situations always evolve.

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