horned viper

horned viper
Plume Plume, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pluming}.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to cover with feathers.] 1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink. [1913 Webster]

Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. ``Farewell the plumed troop.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill. --South. [1913 Webster]

{Plumed adder} (Zo["o]l.), an African viper ({Vipera cornuta}, syn. {Clotho cornuta}), having a plumelike structure over each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff adder. Called also {horned viper} and {hornsman}.

{Plumed partridge} (Zo["o]l.), the California mountain quail ({Oreortyx pictus}). See {Mountain quail}, under {Mountain}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Horned viper — viper vi per (v[imac] p[ e]r), n. [F. vip[ e]re, L. vipera, probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that brings forth living young. Cf. {Quick}, a., {Parent}, {Viviparous} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Horned viper — Horned Horned, a. Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. [1913 Webster] The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. Coleridge. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Horned viper — may refer to:* Cerastes (genus) , a.k.a. North African desert vipers. * Bitis caudalis , a.k.a. the horned puff adder. * Vipera ammodytes , a.k.a. the sand viper …   Wikipedia

  • horned viper — n a common desert dwelling viper (Aspis cornutus) of Egypt and Asia Minor characterized by a horny scale resembling a spike above each eye * * * Cerastes cerastes, a venomous species found in the Sahara Desert and from Lebanon south to the… …   Medical dictionary

  • horned viper — n. a poisonous N African viper (Cerastes cornutus) with a hornlike spine above each eye …   English World dictionary

  • horned viper — horned′ vi′per n. ram a viper, Cerastes cerastes, of N African and extreme SW Asian deserts, having a hornlike spine above each eye …   From formal English to slang

  • horned viper — noun highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye • Syn: ↑cerastes, ↑sand viper, ↑horned asp, ↑Cerastes cornutus • Hypernyms: ↑viper • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • horned viper — noun Date: 1767 a venomous viper (Cerastes cerastes syn. C. cornutus) of North Africa and the Middle East having a horny process over each eye …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • horned viper — a highly venomous viper, Cerastes cerastes, of northern Africa and extreme southwestern Asia, having a process resembling a horn just above each eye. [1760 70] * * * …   Universalium

  • horned viper — /hɔnd ˈvaɪpə/ (say hawnd vuypuh) noun See viper (def. 3) …  

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