Plume

  • 21PLUME — n. f. Tuyau corné, garni de barbes et de duvet, qui couvre le corps des oiseaux. Les plumes de la tête, du corps, des ailes, de la queue. Un oiseau qui n’a point encore de plumes. Arracher des plumes à un oiseau. Des plumes de coq. Des plumes… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22Plume — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Plume (homonymie). Schéma d une plume. Une plume est, chez les oiseaux, une production tégumentaire complexe constituée d …

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  • 23plume — de·plume; dis·plume; filo·plume; im·plume; plume; plume·less; plume·let; pul·vi·plume; re·plume; semi·plume; un·plume; pen·no·plume; …

    English syllables

  • 24plume — nf. (d oiseau) ; plume pour écrire (comprenant le bec et le porte plume) : PLyONMA (Aix, Albertville, Annecy.003, Cordon, Saxel, Thoiry, Thônes.004 | Albanais.001, Balme Si.), ploma (Chambéry), pleuma (Arvillard, Attignat Oncin). E. : Duvet,… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 25plume — plumeless, adj. plumelike, adj. /ploohm/, n., v., plumed, pluming. n. 1. a feather. 2. a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the brilliant plume of a peacock. 3. a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret. 4. any plumose part or formation. 5 …

    Universalium

  • 26plume — [[t]plu͟ːm[/t]] plumes 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A plume of smoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column. The rising plume of black smoke could be seen all over Kabul. ...the volcano s towering ash plume …

    English dictionary

  • 27plume — plume1 [plu:m] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin pluma (small soft) feather ] 1.) a cloud of smoke, dust etc which rises up into the air plume of smoke/dust/gas/spray etc ▪ A black plume of smoke rose above the city. 2.) a large… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28plume — plume1 [ plum ] noun count 1. ) a large feather or group of feathers, used especially for decorating a hat 2. ) a long narrow cloud of dust, smoke, etc. that moves upward: There was a loud explosion, followed by a plume of thick black smoke.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29plume — 1 noun (C) 1 a small cloud of smoke, dust etc which rises up into the air (+ of): After the explosion, a plume of black smoke hung over the horizon. 2 a large feather or bunch of feathers, especially one that is used as a decoration on a hat see… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30plume — UK [pluːm] / US [plum] noun [countable] Word forms plume : singular plume plural plumes 1) a large feather or group of feathers, used especially for decorating a hat 2) a long narrow cloud of dust, smoke etc that moves upwards There was a loud… …

    English dictionary