English Dictionary

plume

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpluːm/

動詞

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(transitive, also figuratively) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.

日本語の意味

羽毛や羽飾りで装飾する / 羽毛や羽飾りで覆う / 羽毛をまとわせる

The costume designer planned to plume the dancers' capes with layers of shimmering ostrich feathers.

衣装デザイナーは、ダンサーたちのケープを輝くダチョウの羽の層で飾る計画を立てた。

意味（1）

(transitive, also figuratively) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.

意味（2）

(transitive, reflexive) Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figuratively), to prepare for (something).

I make no doubt she has made the best of her way back to the hospitable hall of Sir Watkyn Williams Wynne; and may very possibly be pluming her wings, at this present writing, among the breezy bowers of Wynnstay.

意味（3）

(transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.

He plumes himself on his skill.

意味（4）

(by extension) To peel, to strip completely; to pillage; also, to deprive of power.

意味（5）

(falconry, obsolete) Of a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey.

The hauke proineth when ſhe fetcheth oyle with her beake over the taile, and anointeth her feet and her fethers. She plumeth when ſhe pulleth fethers of anie foule and caſteth them from her.

意味（6）

(intransitive) Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.

Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor.

plumes （ present singular third-person ）

pluming （ participle present ）

plumed （ participle past ）

plumed （ past ）

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en-conj （ inflection-template ）

plume （ infinitive ）