to plume
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7.9
- verb
- /plum/
- Literature
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engalanarse
- The superiority she has long maintained has tempted her to plume herself as the Mistress of the World, and to consider the rest of mankind as created for her benefit.
Examples
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Figures stroll with sticks cocked over their shoulders, wearing elaborate capes or long dresses and plumed hats.
Academic text (2014) -
He affected the dress uniform of the artillery, including a red sash and black ostrich-plumed hat.
Fiction book (1992) -
Gusty looks to her left, and on a rock that would be submerged at high tide, she sees the faint outline of a bird with a long beak and pluming feathers.
Fiction book (1995) -
You're a would-be cavalier, an Irish potato farmer with a plumed hat fighting for a white-columned plantation house you never had and never will.
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No portraits hung at the Ballard house, none certainly of an officer wearing a butternut uniform and plumed hat, his hands cupped to a polished saber guard.
Fiction book (1992) -
Before the big event, she always takes her time to plume herself, ensuring her outfit is perfectly coordinated.
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He stood in front of the mirror to plume himself, adjusting his tie and smoothing his hair with pride.
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After hours of preparation, he finally felt ready and plumed himself, excited for the formal dinner.
Synonyms
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1.0
To put clothes on yourself or someone else
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7.2
To get ready by fixing your clothes, hair, or makeup carefully
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4.6
To put on special clothes to look nice or impressive
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8.1
To dress or act in a very showy way to attract attention
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7.0
To dress and arrange your hair carefully to look good
To dress carefully to look fancy
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A plant that lives for several years with thick yellow flower spikes and blue-green divided leaves
A tall American annual with hairy stems, long red flower spikes, and seeds used as cereal
A perennial plant with leathery blue-green divided leaves and thick yellow flower spikes
An annual plant with broad rounded leaves and long thin clusters of red hanging flowers
How Proud
Surface Forms
Etymology
To plume yourself comes from birds arranging their plumes to look proud, and the word goes back to Latin pluma 'soft feather'. So to plume yourself is to dress or groom with pride and show off.