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.
Mezcal (or mescal) (/ m É s Ë k Ã¦ l / ( listen)) is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave plant native to Mexico. The word mezcal comes from Nahuatl mexcalli [meÊËkalËi] metl and ixcalli [iÊËkalËi] which means oven-cooked agave. The agave grows in many parts of Mexico, though most mezcal is made in Oaxaca.