plumy, plumie

[Eng. plum (e); -y.] C B Pea Split Open. 1. Covered with feathers; Showing A. Plumule; B. feathered. Radicle; c, c. Cotyledons. "Angels on full sail of wing flew nigh, Who on their plumy vans received him soft." Milton: P. R., iv. 583. 2. Adorned with or bearing a plume; plumed. (Pope: Homer's Ody ey , xix.) 13. Leafy. "Fish own the pools, and birds the plumy trees" Blackie: Lays of the Highlands, p. 130. 4. Resembling feathers or down; feathery, downy. ( Chapman: Homer's Iliad, xii.) plŭn-děr, v . t . & i . [Ger. plündern =to plunder, from plunder trumpery, trash, baggage; Dan. plyndre; Sw.plundra; O. Dut. plunderen , plon deren: Dut. plundren . The word was first introduced between 1630 and 1640, A. D., and, according to Fuller, was of Dutch [German] origin, and first introduced by the soldiers who had fought under Gustavus Adolphus ( Church Hist . , bk. xii., § 4, 33; also cf. bk. ix., § 4).] A. Transitive : B. Intransitive: 3162 1. To thrust, force, or drive one's self into water or other fluid substance; to immerse one's self; to dive. "Now on the mountain-wave on high they ride, Then downward plunge beneath th' involving tide." Falconer : Shipwreck , iii. *2. To rush or fall into a state or condition, by which one may be supposed to be encircled, enveloped, or overwhelmed; as, to plunge into debt. 3. To throw the body forward, and the hind legs up, as a horse. 4. To bet heavily and reckle ly on a race, or other contest. ( Racing slang .) "Even in a field of sixteen runners men will plunge ." Field , Oct. 3, 1885. plunge, *plonge, s. [PLUNGE, v.]. 1. A dive, pitch, rush, or leap into water, or other fluid substance. pluriliteral B. As substantive: Gram.: That number or form of a word which denotes or expre es more than one. [A. 2.] plû-ral-işm, s. [Eng. plural ; ism .] 1. The quality or state of being plural; plurality. 2. The state or condition of a pluralist; the state or system of holding more benefices or livings than one. ( Eng .) "The remarkable pluralisms among the clergy."Atheneum, Oct. 4, 1884.