n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: plumed ; plum · ing
Date: 15th century
1 a : to provide or deck with feathers b : to array showily
2 : to indulge (oneself) in pride with an obvious or vain display of self-satisfaction
3 of a bird a : to preen and arrange the feathers of (itself) b : to preen and arrange (feathers)