plume, n.
(plumes)
(plumes)
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
feather plumage plume
semantic pointers
part holonym
hypernym
hyponym
down, down feather
aftershaft
contour feather
bastard wing, alula, spurious wing
marabou
hackle
flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
scapular
part meronym
substance meronym
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
<noun.artifact>
plume
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
<noun.shape>
plume
sample sentences
"a plume of smoke""grass with large plumes"
semantic pointers
hypernym