plume oneself

Congratulate oneself, boast, as in He plumed himself on his victory. This idiom transfers the bird's habit of dressing its feathers to human self-satisfaction. [First half of 1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Absolon	['æbsələn]
&Aelig;Thelwine	-	Anglo-Saxon
Morgane	-	French
Elkanah	el-KAYN-ə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Luis	['luis]
Germanus	-	Ancient Roman