plume
A token of honour or prowessA token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
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11 senses(figuratively)A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
Auszeichnung
The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
Things resembling a feather.
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
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
An upward spray of mist or water.
An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
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.
More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.
(archaic, literary, poetic)A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
Near-synonym: aigrette
Feder
перо́peró
(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 sentencesThe car's exhaust emitted thick plumes of black smoke.
There was a plume of smoke coming from the shack.
Follow my white plume!
ruСледуйте за моим белым плюмажем! — marafon
Mount Etna has erupted, sending lava and ash plumes into the Sicilian sky.
ruЭтна извергнулась, отправляя лаву и пепел в сицилийское небо. — astyng
deDer Ätna schleuderte bei einem Ausbruch Lava und Aschewolken in den Himmel Siziliens. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — astyng
Translations
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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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Forms
plural: plumesSynonyms
3 synonyms- the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds:plumage
Word family
28 related wordsSee also
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