plume
noun/pluːm/
/pluːm/
- a cloud of something that rises and curves upwards in the air
- a plume of smoke
- A radioactive plume could reach the city within hours.
- A great plume of dust and ash rose from the volcano.
- The waves pounded the rocks, throwing up white plumes of spray.
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- a large feather
- a black hat with an ostrich plume
- a group of feathers or long thin pieces of material tied together and often used as a decoration
- The red plume on the horse’s head was nodding to the rhythm of its steps.
see also nom de plume
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pluma ‘down’.
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