plume

English

/ˈpluːm/, /ˈplum/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
  • (archaic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
  • (figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
  • The vane of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English plum borrowed from plum borrowed from Old French plume derived from Latin plūma (feather, plume, down, plumage) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands), *plewk- (fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plewk-

Gloss

fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

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Action/Process

Kanji

髪

Emoji
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