plume
plume /pl'uːm/ (plumes)
1 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
A plume of smoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column.
The rising plume of black smoke could be seen all over Kabul.
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A plume is a large, soft bird's feather.
...broad straw hats decorated with ostrich plumes.nom de plume /n'ɒm də pl'uːm/ (noms de plume)
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An author's nom de plume is a name that he or she uses instead of their real name. (FORMAL)
She writes under the nom de plume of Alison Cooper.
= pen name, pseudonym
1 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
A plume of smoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column.
The rising plume of black smoke could be seen all over Kabul.
2 [N-COUNT]
A plume is a large, soft bird's feather.
...broad straw hats decorated with ostrich plumes.nom de plume /n'ɒm də pl'uːm/ (noms de plume)
[N-COUNT]
An author's nom de plume is a name that he or she uses instead of their real name. (FORMAL)
She writes under the nom de plume of Alison Cooper.
= pen name, pseudonym