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   plume

   /pluːm/

   noun

   • 1. a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament: "a hat with a jaunty ostrich plume"
   • ▪ a part of an animal's body that resembles a feather: "the antennae are divided into large feathery plumes"
   • 2. a long cloud of smoke or vapour resembling a feather as it spreads from its point of origin: "as he spoke, the word was accompanied by a white plume of breath"
   • ▪ a mass of material, typically a pollutant, spreading from a source: "a radioactive plume"
   • 3. a localized column of hotter magma rising by convection in the mantle, believed to cause volcanic activity in locations away from plate margins.

   verb

   • 1. spread out in a shape resembling a feather: "smoke plumed from the chimneys"
   • ▪ decorate with or as if with feathers: "I plumed the hat with a couple of soft feathers from the tail of a hawk"
   • 2. (of a bird) preen itself. archaic
   • ▪ feel a great sense of self-satisfaction about something: "she plumed herself on being cosmopolitan"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pluma ‘down’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plumeless adjective
   • 2. plume-like adjective
   • 3. plumery noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Synonyms for PLUME: prize, award, accolade, honor, trophy, decoration, premium, medal, blue ribbon, badge

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   Synonyms and antonyms of plume in English. plume. noun. These are words and phrases related to plume. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of plume. TUFT. Synonyms. topknot. crest. tuft. cluster. bunch. wisp. bundle. batch. sheaf. tassel. brush. clump. COMB. Synonyms. tuft. panache. comb. cockscomb.

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   Definition. a tuft or growth of feathers or skin on the top of a bird's or animal's head. Both birds had a dark blue crest. Synonyms. tuft, crown, comb, plume, panache, mane, tassel, topknot, cockscomb, aigrette, caruncle. Synonyms of 'plume' in American English. plume. (noun) in the sense of feather. Synonyms. feather.

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