1. Having or covered with or abounding in plumes
   "white-plumed egrets"; "the plumed serpent";
   - plumy
    
2. (biology) having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
   "The plumed crest of the bird made it easily identifiable";
   - plumate, plumose
    
3. (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
   "The plumed helmet was a symbol of his rank";
   - crested

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

See also: adorned, decorated, feathered

Type of: arrange, attire, bedeck, bedight [archaic], 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

Encyclopedia: Plume, Thomas