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plumed

/pluːmd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
  2. Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence , to prepare for (something).
  3. (by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.
  4. To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
  5. Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
  6. Having or decorated with a plume or plumes.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data