Plume

ENGLISH MEANING

noun

1.: A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
2.: An ornamental tuft of feathers.
3.: A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
4.: A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
5.: A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.

verb

1.: (TRANSITIVE) To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
2.: (TRANSITIVE) To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
3.: (TRANSITIVE) To adorn with feathers or plumes.
4.: (TRANSITIVE) To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.