verb

1. To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.

2. Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence , to prepare for (something).

3. (by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.

   “He plumes himself on his skill.”

Synonyms: feather, fledge, unplume

adjective

1. Having or decorated with a plume or plumes.