slovo | definícia |
plume (mass) | plume
- perie |
plume (encz) | plume,chochol n: Pino |
plume (encz) | plume,chocholka n: Zdeněk Brož |
plume (encz) | plume,kouřová vlečka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
plume (encz) | plume,pero n: Zdeněk Brož |
plume (encz) | plume,peří Zdeněk Brož |
Plume (gcide) | Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.]
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1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long,
conspicuous, or handsome feather.
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Wings . . . of many a colored plume. --Milton.
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2. (Zool.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
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3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a
waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling
feathers.
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His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden.
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4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides
himself; a prize or reward. "Ambitious to win from me some
plume." --Milton.
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5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence
resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large
ornamental grasses.
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Plume bird (Zool.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes,
especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and
some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of
Florida (Ardea candidissima).
Plume grass. (Bot)
(a) A kind of grass (Erianthus saccharoides) with the
spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in
swamps in the Southern United States.
(b) The still finer Erianthus Ravenn[ae] from the
Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended
to the whole genus.
Plume moth (Zool.), any one of numerous small, slender
moths, belonging to the family Pterophorid[ae]. Most of
them have the wings deeply divided into two or more
plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the
grapevine.
Plume nutmeg (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree
(Atherosperma moschata), whose numerous carpels are
tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
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Plume (gcide) | Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to
cover with feathers.]
1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or
prink.
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Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.
Irving.
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2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;
also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.
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3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed
troop." --Shak.
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4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he
plumes himself on his skill. --South.
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Plumed adder (Zool.), an African viper (Vipera cornuta,
syn. Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over
each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African
puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman.
Plumed partridge (Zool.), the California mountain quail
(Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under
Mountain.
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plume (wn) | plume
n 1: anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a
plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"
2: a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
3: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: feather, plume, plumage]
v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
2: be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
[syn: pride, plume, congratulate]
3: deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
4: clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: preen,
plume]
5: form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The
engine was pluming black smoke"
6: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when
going to the opera" [syn: preen, primp, plume, dress] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
deplume (encz) | deplume, v: |
desert plume (encz) | desert plume, n: |
displume (encz) | displume,oškubat v: Zdeněk Brož |
nom de plume (encz) | nom de plume,pseudonym |
plume grass (encz) | plume grass, n: |
plume poppy (encz) | plume poppy, n: |
plume thistle (encz) | plume thistle, n: |
plumed (encz) | plumed, adj: |
plumed scorpionfish (encz) | plumed scorpionfish, n: |
plumed thistle (encz) | plumed thistle, n: |
plumed tussock (encz) | plumed tussock, n: |
plumelike (encz) | plumelike, adj: |
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