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plume noun {f} /plym/
Plumage Amas de plumes	feather, plume
(En particulier) Plume dont on se servait pour écrire	feather, quill, pen, plume, fountain pen, nib
(Par analogie) Mine, bout d’un stylo, lame de métal pointue et fendue, en forme de bec de plume qu’on emploie pour écrire	nib

plume noun /ˈpljuːm/ , /ˈplum/ , /ˈpluːm/
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.	plume
A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading. An upward spray of mist or water.	nuage, panache
(astronomy) An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star. (geology) Ellipsis of mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”). More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs. The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.	panache
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.	panache, plumet
(botany) A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.	plumet

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