plume
[noun]
Synonyms: feather, crest, pinion, quill

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I. plume¹ /pluːm/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin pluma '(small soft) feather']

1. a cloud of smoke, dust etc which rises up into the air
plume of smoke/dust/gas/spray etc
A black plume of smoke rose above the city.

2. a large feather or bunch of feathers, especially one that is used as a decoration on a hat
⇒ nom de plume

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II. plume² verb
[intransitive] literary to rise or come out in a cloud:
No smoke plumed out of the factory’s great chimneys.

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