Meaning

11 senses
  1. (figuratively)A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.

    Auszeichnung

  2. The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.

  3. Things resembling a feather.

    anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

  4. Things resembling a feather.

    A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.

    After the explosion, a plume of smoke could be seen in the sky for miles around.

    The pollutant creates a contaminant plume within an aquifer.

    Abluftfahne, Abwasserfahne, -fahne

    плюма́жpljumáž

  5. An upward spray of mist or water.

  6. An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.

  7. A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.

  8. A body part resembling a feather.

    The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.

  9. More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.

  10. (archaic, literary, poetic)A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.

    Near-synonym: aigrette

    Feder

    перо́peró

  11. (archaic, literary, poetic)A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.

    Near-synonym: aigrette

    Federbusch, Federschmuck, Hutfeder

    плюма́жpljumáž, султа́нsultán

    a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The car's exhaust emitted thick plumes of black smoke.

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  2. There was a plume of smoke coming from the shack.

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  3. Follow my white plume!

    ruСледуйте за моим белым плюмажем!

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  4. Mount Etna has erupted, sending lava and ash plumes into the Sicilian sky.

    ruЭтна извергнулась, отправляя лаву и пепел в сицилийское небо.

    deDer Ätna schleuderte bei einem Ausbruch Lava und Aschewolken in den Himmel Siziliens.

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  5. The southern Italian island of Sicily has been covered with a vast plume of smoke and ash.

    ruЮжный итальянский остров Сицилия был покрыт огромной завесой из дыма и пепла.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest:
cluster of feathers worn as an ornament:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest:
cluster of feathers worn as an ornament:
token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward:
cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading:

Origin

From Late Middle English plum, plume (“feather; plumage”), from Anglo-Norman plum, plume,

From Late Middle English plum, plume (“feather; plumage”), from Anglo-Norman plum, plume, from Old French plume, plome (“feather, plumage”), from Latin plūma (“feather, plumage”) (compare Late Latin plūma (“pen, quill”)), from Proto-Italic *plouksmā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”). Doublet of pluma.

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