plumenoun
uk/pluːm/us/pluːm/[ C usually plural ] a large feather:
fans made of ostrich plumes
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nom de plume
[ C ] a decoration that looks like several large feathers tied together, worn by soldiers on their hats or attached to horses' heads:
The coffin was drawn by horses with black plumes.
a plume of dust, smoke, etc.
a tall, thin mass of smoke, dust, or similar substance that rises up into the air:
After the explosion, a plume of smoke could be seen in the sky for miles around.
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- -haired
- alpaca
- coat
- coated
- coney
- cony
- dander
- hairless
- hairy
- ivory
- mink
- plumage
- plumule
- prickle
- quill
- spinneret
- vellum
- whisker
- wire-haired
- wool
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Hats & scarves
Ceremonial clothes & objects
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
plumed
adjective [ before noun ] uk/pluːmd/us/pluːmd/
The dancers wore plumed headdresses (= with a decoration that looked like several large feathers tied together).