Definizione monolingua

plume

plume (third-person singular simple present plumes, present participle pluming, simple past and past participle plumed)

1. (intransitive) To preen and arrange feathers.
2. (intransitive) To congratulate oneself proudly.
3. To form a plume

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

4. To write; to pen.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book VII, chapter xii

     We mention this observation, not with any view of pretending to account for so odd a behaviour, but lest some critic should hereafter plume himself on discovering it.

plume (plural plumes)

1. A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one.
2. The rearmost appendage of certain dog breeds that stand erect or curl over their backs (eg Samoyed, Malteagle)
3. A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet.
4. An upward spray of water or mist.
5. (geology) An upwelling of molten material from the Earths mantle.
6. (astronomy) An arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star.

Definizione dizionario plume

	penna
	Una struttura pelosa che cresce sulla pelle degli uccelli e li protegge dal freddo e dall'acqua e permette loro di volare.
	A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the skin of birds and protects them against coldness and water and allows their wings to create lift.

	piuma
	A feather
	Una struttura pelosa che cresce sulla pelle degli uccelli e li protegge dal freddo e dall'acqua e permette loro di volare.
	A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the skin of birds and protects them against coldness and water and allows their wings to create lift.

	piumaggio
	The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds.

pennacchio

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To preen and arrange feathers.

Cluster of feathers

(astronomy) An arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star.

The rearmost appendage of certain dog breeds that stand erect or curl over their backs (eg Samoyed, Malteagle)

(intransitive) To congratulate oneself proudly.

To write; to pen.

A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one.

A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet.

To form a plume

An upward spray of water or mist.

(geology) An upwelling of molten material from the Earth's mantle.