plume

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
2. 2
   A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
3. 3
   A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
4. 4
   The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
5. 5
   Ellipsis of plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).
6. 6
   Things resembling a feather.
7. 7
   Things resembling a feather: A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
8. 8
   Things resembling a feather: An upward spray of mist or water.
9. 9
   Things resembling a feather: An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
10. 10
    Things resembling a feather: A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
11. 11
    Things resembling a feather: Ellipsis of mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).
12. 12
    A body part resembling a feather: The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
13. 13
    A body part resembling a feather: More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.

Verb

1. 1
   To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
2. 2
   Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
3. 3
   To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.
4. 4
   To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
5. 5
   To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck: To peel, to strip completely; to pillage; also, to deprive of power.
6. 6
   To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck: Of a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey.
7. 7
   Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname