4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes
himself on his skill. South.
Plumed adder (Zoˆl.), an African viper (Vipera, or Clotho cornuta),
having a plumelike structure over each eye. It is venomous, and is
related to the African puff adder. Called also horned viper and
hornsman. -- Plumed partridge (Zoˆl.), the California mountain quail
(Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under Mountain.
Plume"less (?), a. Without plumes.
Plume"let (?), n. [Plume + - let.] A small plume.
When rosy plumelets tuft the larch.
Tennyson.
Plum"er*y (?), n. Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage. [R.]
Southey.
Plu"mi*corn (?), n. [L. pluma feather + cornu horn.] (Zoˆl.) An ear
tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.
Plu*mig"er*ous (?), a. [L. plumiger; pluma a feather + gerere to bear.]
Feathered; having feathers. Bailey
Plu*mil"i*form (?), a. [L. plumula, or plumella a little feather (dim.
of pluma feather) + -form.] Having the of a plume or feather. [R.]
Plu"mi*ped (?), a. [L. plumipes, -edis; pluma a feather + pes: cf. F.
plumipËde.] (Zoˆl.) Having feet covered with feathers. -- n. A plumiped
bird.
Plum"met (?), n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F.
plomb. See Plumb.] 1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in
sounding the depth of water.
I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.
Shak.