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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
deplume \deplume"\, v. t. imp. p. p. deplumed; p. pr.
vb. n. depluming. ll. deplumare; l. de- + plumare to
cover with feathers, pluma feather: cf. deplumis featherless,
and f. d'eplumer.
1. to strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of
plumage.
1913 webster
on the depluming of the pope every bird had his own
feather. --fuller.
1913 webster
2. to lay bare; to expose.
1913 webster
the exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of
the age. --de quincey.
1913 webster
see also:
deplumed depluming
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