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Definition of PLUME

Plume
Plume Plume, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to cover with feathers.] 1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink. Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W. Irving. 2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden. 3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. ``Farewell the plumed troop.' --Shak. 4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill. --South. Plumed adder (Zo["o]l.), an African viper (Vipera, or Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman. Plumed partridge (Zo["o]l.), the California mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under Mountain.

Meaning of PLUME from wikipedia

- Look up plume or plumes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plume or plumes may refer to: Plume (feather), a prominent bird feather Plume (fluid dynamics)...
- A plume is a special type of bird feather, possessed by egrets, ostriches, birds of paradise, quetzals, pheasants, pea****s and quails. They often have...
- mantle plume is a proposed mechanism of convection within the Earth's mantle, hypothesized to explain anomalous volcanism. Because the plume head partially...
- A pen name or nom-de-plume is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line...
- Plume hunting is the hunting of wild birds to harvest their feathers, especially the more decorative plumes which were sold for use as ornamentation,...
- Volcanic plume or volcanic plume may refer to: Eruption plume, a column of hot volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during an explosive volcanic...
- A dredge plume is a cloud of debris that forms as a result of dredging. Such plumes usually begin either at the bottom where the dredging takes place,...
- Plumer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arnold Plumer (1801–1869), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania...
- Plume is a publishing company in the United States, founded in 1970 as the trade paperback imprint of New American Library. Today it is a division of...
- Silver Plume is a Statutory Town located in Clear Cr**** County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Cr****...