plume
/ˈplum/ noun C2- A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
Plural plumes
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But I just went to work and imagined that I had on the most beautiful pale blue silk dress--because when you _are_ imagining you might as well imagine something worth while--and a big hat all flowers and nodding plumes, and a gold watch, and kid gloves and boots.
We each write under a nom-de-plume.
“Porlock, Watson, is a nom-de-plume, a mere identification mark; but behind it lies a shifty and evasive personality.
From over a distant rise there floated a grey plume of smoke.
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