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Plum
n.
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A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
Plum
n.
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A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of £100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it.
Plumae
pl.
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of Pluma
Pluma
n.
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A feather.
Plumage
n.
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The entire clothing of a bird.
Plumassary
n.
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A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.
Plumassier
n.
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One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
Plumb
n.
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A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below.
Plumb
a.
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Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.
Plumb
adv.
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In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.
Plumbed
imp. & p. p.
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of Plumb
Plumbing
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Plumb
Plumb
v. t.
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To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.
Plumb
v. t.
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To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
Plumb
v. t.
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To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.
Plumb
v. t.
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To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
Plumbage
n.
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Leadwork
Plumbagin
n.
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A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (Plumbago) family.
Plumbagineous
a.
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Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera.
Plumbaginous
a.
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Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate.
Plumbago
n.
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Same as Graphite.
Plumbago
n.
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A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.
Plumbean
a.
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Alt. of Plumbeous
Plumbeous
a.
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Consisting of, or resembling, lead.
Plumbeous
a.
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Dull; heavy; stupid.
Plumber
n.
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One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.
Plumber block
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A pillow block.
Plumbery
n.
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The business of a plumber.
Plumbery
n.
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A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
Plumbic
a.
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Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide.