plu:m n. & v. --n. 1 a
feather,
esp. a
large one used
for ornament. 2 an ornament of feathers etc. attached to a
helmet or
hat or
worn in
the hair. 3
something resembling
this (a plume of smoke). 4 Zool. a feather-like
part or
formation. --v. 1 tr.
decorate or
provide with a plume or plumes. 2 refl. (foll. by
on, upon)
pride (oneself on esp. something trivial). 3 tr. (of a bird)
preen (itself or
its feathers). øøplumeless adj. plumelike adj. plumery n. [ME f. OF f. L pluma down]