1. A feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
   "The knight's helmet was adorned with a colourful plume"
    
2. The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
   "The peacock's plumes were iridescent in the sunlight"
    
3. Anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
   "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"

1. Form a plume
   "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
    
2. Deck with a plume
   "a plumed helmet"
    
3. Dress or groom with elaborate care
   "The peacock plumed itself in front of the mirror";
   - preen, primp, dress
    
4. Clean with one's bill
   "The bird plumed its feathers";
   - preen
    
5. Be proud of
   "He plumes himself on making it into law school";
   - pride, congratulate

Derived forms: plumed, plumes, pluming

Type of: adornment, animal material, arrange, attire, bedeck, bedight [archaic], body covering, clean, deck, doll up [informal], dress up, experience, fancy up [informal], feel, fig out [informal], fig up [informal], form, get up, gussy up [N. Amer, informal], rig out, set up, shape, tog out [informal], tog up [informal], trick out, trick up

Part of: bird, birdie [informal]

Encyclopedia: Plume, Thomas