Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: plume(noun) anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness. a plume of smoke; grass with large plumes. plume(noun) a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament. feather, plume, plumage(verb)
The Mesta. The Mesta (Spanish Honrado Concejo de la Mesta, Honoured Council of the Mesta) was a powerful association of sheep holders in Castile, and one of the most important guilds in medieval Europe. It was created in 1273.
Solita forma. In 19th-century Italian opera, la solita forma (literally conventional form or multipartite form or double aria) is the formal design of scenes found during the bel canto era of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti up to the late operas of Verdi.