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plumed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pluːmd/
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  • rhymes with -uːmd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having or decorated with a plume or plumes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of plume

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crested

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plumate, plumose

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having or covered with or abounding in plumes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the plumed serpent
  • white-plumed egrets

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plumy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: opeřený — having or decorated with a plume or plumes
  • Czech: ozdobený peřím — having or decorated with a plume or plumes
  • Galician: emplumado — having or decorated with a plume or plumes
  • Irish: eiteach — having or decorated with a plume or plumes
  • Portuguese: emplumado — having or decorated with a plume or plumes