Plum

plum, n. a well-known stone iiuitof various — colours the iree producing [A S. plume L. prunion Gr. prounon )ou hie Prune.] Plumage. phiOm'aj, the whole feathers of a bird. \\'x,—plume, a feather See Plume.] Plumb, plum, n a ma of lead or other matenal, hung on a string, to shew the peipondicid.tr — position ad] perpendicular -adv. perpendiculaily. v t to adjust by a plumb-line to make perpendicular to sound the depth of water by a plumb-line, [Fr. plomb- L. plumbum, lead, prob akin to Gr. vxolybdos and tier blet.] Plumbago, plum-ba'go, « a mineral of carbon and iron, used for pencils, wrongly thought to be lead, from Us resemblance to and hence commonly called blacklead.’ [L, —plumbum, lead. See Plumb.) Plum be on. plum'be-an, Plumbeous, plqm'be-us, adj. consisting of or resembling lead stupid. Plumber, plumper, *• one who works in lead, few, far; ra€, hir; mine; Plumbery, plum'dr-i, «. articles of lead: the busine of a plumber a place for plumbing.