Definitions
1.verbTo adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
2.verbChiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence , to prepare for (something).
3.verb(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."
4.verbTo strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
5.verbOf 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."
6.nounThe act by which something is plumed.