Plume
Plume [1]
(1): ( v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
(2): ( v. t.) To adorn with feathers or plumes.
(3): ( v.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
(4): ( v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
(5): ( v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
(6): ( v.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
(7): ( v. t.) To pride; to vaunt; to boast; - used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.
(8): ( v. t.) To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
(9): ( v. t.) To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
