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- [ploom]
- /plum/
- /pluːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ploom]
- /plum/
Definitions of plume word
- noun plume a feather. 1
- noun plume a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the brilliant plume of a peacock. 1
- noun plume a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret. 1
- noun plume any plumose part or formation. 1
- noun plume a feather, a tuft of feathers, or some substitute, worn as an ornament, as on a hat, helmet, etc. 1
- noun plume a feather or featherlike token of honor or distinction, especially one worn on a helmet. 1
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Origin of plume
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; earlier plome, plume, Middle English plume < Middle French < Latin plūma soft feather (> Old English plūm-, in plūmfether downy feather)
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Parts of speech for Plume
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plume usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plume
noun plume
- aigrette — a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers
- calamus — any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes
- caruncle — a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb
- chine — the backbone
- cockscomb — the comb of a domestic cock
verb plume
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- flatter oneself — to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding belief (that)
- laureate — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- overbear — to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
Antonyms for plume
noun plume
- displume — to strip of plumes; deplume.
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