plume 音标拼音: [pl'um]
n . 羽毛,羽毛装饰
vt . 用羽毛装饰,整理羽毛,自夸,使成羽毛状
羽毛,羽毛装饰用羽毛装饰,整理羽毛,自夸,使成羽毛状
plume n 1 :
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness ; "
a plume of smoke "; "
grass with large plumes "
2 :
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament 3 :
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds [
synonym : {
feather }, {
plume }, {
plumage }]
v 1 :
rip off ;
ask an unreasonable price [
synonym : {
overcharge },
{
soak }, {
surcharge }, {
gazump }, {
fleece }, {
plume }, {
pluck },
{
rob }, {
hook }] [
ant : {
undercharge }]
2 :
be proud of ; "
He prides himself on making it into law school "
[
synonym : {
pride }, {
plume }, {
congratulate }]
3 :
deck with a plume ; "
a plumed helmet "
4 :
clean with one '
s bill ; "
The birds preened " [
synonym : {
preen },
{
plume }]
5 :
form a plume ; "
The chimneys were pluming the sky "; "
The engine was pluming black smoke "
6 :
dress or groom with elaborate care ; "
She likes to dress when going to the opera " [
synonym : {
preen }, {
primp }, {
plume }, {
dress }]
Plume \
Plume \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
pluma .
Cf . {
Fly },
v .]
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1 .
A feather ;
esp .,
a soft ,
downy feather ,
or a long ,
conspicuous ,
or handsome feather .
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Wings . . .
of many a colored plume . --
Milton .
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2 . (
Zool .)
An ornamental tuft of feathers .
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3 .
A feather ,
or group of feathers ,
worn as an ornament ;
a waving ornament of hair ,
or other material resembling feathers .
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His high plume ,
that nodded o '
er his head . --
Dryden .
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4 .
A token of honor or prowess ;
that on which one prides himself ;
a prize or reward . "
Ambitious to win from me some plume ." --
Milton .
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5 . (
Bot .)
A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather ,
such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses .
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{
Plume bird } (
Zool .),
any bird that yields ornamental plumes ,
especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea ,
and some of the herons and egrets ,
as the white heron of Florida ({
Ardea candidissima }).
{
Plume grass }. (
Bot )
(
a )
A kind of grass ({
Erianthus saccharoides })
with the spikelets arranged in great silky plumes ,
growing in swamps in the Southern United States .
(
b )
The still finer {
Erianthus Ravenn [
ae ]}
from the Mediterranean region .
The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus .
{
Plume moth } (
Zool .),
any one of numerous small ,
slender moths ,
belonging to the family {
Pterophorid [
ae ]}.
Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes .
Some species are injurious to the grapevine .
{
Plume nutmeg } (
Bot .),
an aromatic Australian tree ({
Atherosperma moschata }),
whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles .
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Plume \
Plume \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Plumed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Pluming }.] [
Cf .
F .
plumer to pluck ,
to strip ,
L .
plumare to cover with feathers .]
1 .
To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of ;
to dress or prink .
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Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers . --
W .
Irving .
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2 .
To strip of feathers ;
to pluck ;
to strip ;
to pillage ;
also ,
to peel . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
Dryden .
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3 .
To adorn with feathers or plumes . "
Farewell the plumed troop ." --
Shak .
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4 .
To pride ;
to vaunt ;
to boast ; --
used reflexively ;
as ,
he plumes himself on his skill . --
South .
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{
Plumed adder } (
Zool .),
an African viper ({
Vipera cornuta },
syn . {
Clotho cornuta }),
having a plumelike structure over each eye .
It is venomous ,
and is related to the African puff adder .
Called also {
horned viper }
and {
hornsman }.
{
Plumed partridge } (
Zool .),
the California mountain quail ({
Oreortyx pictus }).
See {
Mountain quail },
under {
Mountain }.
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37 Moby Thesaurus words for "
plume ":
bead ,
bejewel ,
beribbon ,
bespangle ,
brush up ,
crest ,
diamond ,
dress ,
engrave ,
feather ,
fettle ,
figure ,
filigree ,
flag ,
flounce ,
flower ,
garland ,
gem ,
groom ,
hackle ,
illuminate ,
jewel ,
manicure ,
paint ,
panache ,
pinion ,
pique ,
plumule ,
preen ,
quill ,
ribbon ,
scapular ,
spangle ,
tinsel ,
topknot ,
tuft ,
wreathe
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