Vocabulary : Plumber block to Plume

Plumber block : A pillow block.
Plumbery : The business of a plumber. ;; A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
Plumbic : 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.
Plumbiferous : Producing or containing lead.
Plumbing : of Plumb ;; The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc. ;; The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building.

Plumbism : A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
Plumbous : Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
Plumbum : The technical name of lead. See Lead.
Plumcot : A cross between the plum and apricot.
Plume : A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. ;; An ornamental tuft of feathers. ;; A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers. ;; A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward. ;; A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. ;; To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink. ;; To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel. ;; To adorn with feathers or plumes. ;; To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.

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