Noun
plume -
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
adornment the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
aigret ,
aigrette a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
plume -
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke" ; "grass with large plumes"
plume -
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
feather ,
plumage
body covering any covering for the body or a body part
animal material material derived from animals
bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
down feather ,
down (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
aftershaft a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
contour feather feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
bastard wing ,
spurious wing ,
alula tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
marabou the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
vane ,
web the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
hackle long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
quill ,
calamus ,
shaft a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
flight feather ,
quill feather ,
pinion ,
quill any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
scapular a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
ceratin ,
keratin a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
Verb
plume -
deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
bedeck ,
bedight ,
deck knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
plume -
form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky" ; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
shape ,
form give shape or form to; "shape the dough" ; "form the young child's character"
plume -
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
overcharge ,
soak ,
surcharge ,
gazump ,
fleece ,
pluck ,
rob ,
hook
undercharge charge (someone) too little money
rip off ,
chisel ,
cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
bill ,
charge advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
extort ,
gouge ,
wring ,
squeeze ,
rack get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
plume -
be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
pride ,
congratulate
experience ,
feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea" ; "experience vertigo" ; "get nauseous" ; "receive injuries" ; "have a feeling"
plume -
dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
preen ,
primp ,
dress
attire ,
trick out ,
tog up ,
tog out ,
rig out ,
gussy up ,
fig up ,
fig out ,
fancy up ,
deck up ,
deck out ,
trick up ,
overdress ,
prink ,
dress up ,
get up put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera" ; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
plume -
clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
preen
arrange ,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule" ; "set up one's life" ; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
make clean ,
clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
