The definition of a plume is a feather or a group of feathers, or a cloud of material spreading from its source.
(noun)To plume means to decorate with a feather, or to spread out from a source.
(verb)See plume in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: OFr < L pluma, downy part of a feather, small soft feather < IE base *pleus-, to pluck out, fluff of wool, hair > fleece
See plume in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin plūma
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