plume
noun
/ˈpljuːm/
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/ˈplum/
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/ˈpluːm/
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- (archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
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Federbusch,
Federschmuck,
Hutfeder
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- (archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
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Feder
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- A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
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-fahne,
-wolke,
Abluftfahne,
Abwasserfahne,
Rauchfahne,
Rauchwolke
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- (figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
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Auszeichnung
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- (geology) Short for mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).
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Plume
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