PLUME
\plˈuːm], \plˈuːm], \p_l_ˈuː_m]\
Definitions of PLUME
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
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dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
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rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
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form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
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clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
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deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
By Princeton University
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be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
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dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
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rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
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form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
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deck with a plume, as of a helmet
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
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An ornamental tuft of feathers.
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A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
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A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
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A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
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To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
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To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
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To adorn with feathers or plumes.
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To pride; to vaunt; to boast; - used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.
By Oddity Software
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A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
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An ornamental tuft of feathers.
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A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
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A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
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A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
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To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
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To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
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To adorn with feathers or plumes.
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To pride; to vaunt; to boast; - used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.
By Noah Webster.
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A long feather or tuft of feathers; a feather worn as an ornament.
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To pick and adjust (the feathers): said of a bird; adorn with feathers; feel proud of: used reflexively; as, to plume oneself on one's skill.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A feather: a feather worn as an ornament: a crest: token of honor: prize of contest.
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To sort the feathers of, as a bird: to adorn with plumes: to strip of feathers: to boast (used reflexively).
By Daniel Lyons
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A feather; crest of feathers; prize of contest.
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To adjust the feathers, as a bird; to pride one's self.
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To adorn with feathers.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To dress or arrange the feathers of; adorn.
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To felicitate (one - self).
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A feather, or tuft of feathers, worn as an ornament.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
