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Uncommonplumes
The correct spelling is plumes.
How to pronounce plumes
noun
IPA: /pluːmz/
Say it like: Plu-mes
The correct spelling is plumes. A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration. 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
noun
- 1.A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
- 2.A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
- 3.A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
- 4.The vane of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
- 5.Short for plume moth.
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.
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