"plume : (transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if..."

“plume : (transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
(transitive, reflexive) Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
(transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person’s effort; to self-congratulate.
(transitive, archaic) To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck
(by extension) To peel, to strip completely; to pillage; also, to deprive of power.
(falconry, obsolete) Of a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey.
(intransitive) Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plume#English

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