Index of English words, starting with "pl"

(1) - Plumbous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.

(1) - Plumbum (n.) The technical name of lead. See Lead.

(1) - Plume (v. t.) To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.
(2) - Plume (v. t.) To adorn with feathers or plumes.
(3) - Plume (v. t.) To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
(4) - Plume (v. t.) To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
(5) - Plume (v.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
(6) - Plume (v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
(7) - Plume (v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
(8) - Plume (v.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
(9) - Plume (v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.