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Rareplumed
The correct spelling is plumed.
How to pronounce plumed
verb
IPA: /pluːmd/
Say it like: Plu-med
The correct spelling is plumed. To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes. For example: "He plumes himself on his skill."
Usage Examples
“He plumes himself on his skill.”
“Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
- 2.Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence , to prepare for (something).
- 3.(by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.
- 4.To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
- 5.Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
adjective
- 1.Having or decorated with a plume or plumes.
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