(figurative) 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.

Short for plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).

A term used to describe various things resembling a feather, including clouds, sprays of mist or water, arcs of glowing material on stars, large and flexible panicles of inflorescence in certain grasses, upwellings of hot molten material from the earth's mantle, and body parts resembling feathers in certain animals.

(transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.

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

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

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