honour vs plume

honour

noun
  • A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen. 

  • The privilege of going first. 

  • The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point). 

  • A privilege. 

  • (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank. 

  • In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack. 

  • A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended. 

  • The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity. 

  • Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful). 

  • A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament. 

  • The right to play one's ball before one's opponent. 

verb
  • British spelling, Canadian spelling, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor. 

plume

noun
  • A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward. 

  • The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow. 

  • Things resembling a feather. 

  • More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs. 

  • The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect. 

  • A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. 

  • An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star. 

  • A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading. 

  • An upward spray of mist or water. 

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

  • Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud. 

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

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

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