Plumename

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  A surname

plumenoun詞源 1/ˈpluːm/

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  archaicliteraryA feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.

  • Near-synonym: aigrette
  • Under a Coronet his flowing haire / In curles on either cheek plaid, wings he wore / Of many a colourd plume ſprinkl'd with Gold, / His habit fit for ſpeed ſuccinct, and held / Before his decent ſteps a Silver wand.
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  archaicliteraryA cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.

  • Near-synonym: aigrette
  • The fearful infant turn'd his head away, / And on his nurſe's neck reclining lay, / His unknown father ſhunning with affright, / And looking back on ſo uncouth a ſight; / Daunted to ſee a face with ſteel o'er-ſpread, / And his high plume that nodded o'er his head.
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  A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.

  • But well thou comſt / Before thy fellows, ambitious to win / From me ſom Plume, that thy ſucceſs may ſhow / Deſtruction to the reſt: […]
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  The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.

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  Things resembling a feather.

  • Tidal gravitational effects cause plumes of sodium silicate to erupt from Elaaden's core, depositing unusually pure silicon sand across the surface—invaluable for manufacturing high-performance computer hardware.
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  Things resembling a feather.

  • 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.
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  Things resembling a feather.

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  astronomynatural-sciencesThings resembling a feather.

plumeverb詞源 2/ˈpluːm/

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  To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.

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  Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).

  • I make no doubt she has made the best of her way back to the hospitable hall of Sir Watkyn Williams Wynne; and may very possibly be pluming her wings, at this present writing, among the breezy bowers of Wynnstay.
  • I bless thee that thy angel-presence still infolds me here! / Forgive me, ere thy spirit plumest for the heavenly sphere.
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  To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.

  • He plumes himself on his skill.
  • pride and plume himself in his Deformities
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  archaicTo strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.

  • the king cared not to plume his nobility
  • They wou'd have plum'd his eagles on the field
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  archaicTo strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.

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  archaicobsoletefalconryhobbieshuntingTo strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.

  • The hauke proineth when ſhe fetcheth oyle with her beake over the taile, and anointeth her feet and her fethers. She plumeth when ſhe pulleth fethers of anie foule and caſteth them from her.
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  Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.

  • Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• plume moth
• mantle plume