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Meanings of plume in English

Portuguese
pluma
Catalan
plomatge
Spanish
pluma
Wikidata

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.

        pluma
        Catalan
        robar
        Spanish
        robar

        Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

          robar
          Catalan
          arreglar-se

          Dress or groom with elaborate care.

                arreglar-se
                Russian
                плюм
                Catalan
                plume

                Cryovolcanic feature on Triton.

                      плюм
                      Usage of plume in English
                      1
                      However, there is still debate about whether the inferred plume actually exists.
                      Wired
                      2
                      The breeze catches the plume in his hat and flutters it smartly.
                      A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
                      3
                      In the distance, a plume of dust was billowing off the road.
                      Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
                      4
                      The Captain had a sword and a white plume in his shako.
                      The Emerald City of Oz
                      5
                      From somewhere in the city a black plume of smoke was rising.
                      Planet of the Damned
                      6
                      As of Tuesday, there was no sign of the plume, Hazen said.
                      Reuters
                      7
                      Pennon and plume floated like foam on the crest of the wave.
                      The Prose Marmion: A Tale of the Scottish Border
                      8
                      And his drooping plume of a tail began to wag in response.
                      His Dog
                      9
                      See the most recent photograph of the sewage plume in Cape Town.
                      The South African
                      10
                      I reely fetched the hat beck for the sake o' the plume.
                      New Chronicles of Rebecca
                      11
                      Across the Seine a gull dropped on the water like a plume.
                      The King in Yellow
                      12
                      Each of the teams adopted a nom de plume for the evening.
                      The Irish Times
                      13
                      This red plume would eventually make its way down to the river.
                      Wired
                      14
                      Her hat was hidden beneath the cascades of a green willow plume.
                      Buttered Side Down: Stories
                      15
                      The creature gave a great shudder and expelled a plume of spray.
                      The call of kerberos: twilight of kerberos
                      16
                      The sun shines, through its plume, with the softest and loveliest splendor.
                      Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 / France and the Net...
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                      Translations for plume
                      Spanish
                      plumarobar
                      Plume through the time
                      Plume across language varieties
                      New Zealand
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common