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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Deplume \De*plume"\, 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['e]plumer.]
1. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of
plumage.
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On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own
feather. --Fuller.
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2. To lay bare; to expose.
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The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of
the age. --De Quincey.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Deplume \De*plume"\, 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['e]plumer.]
1. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of
plumage.
On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own
feather. --Fuller.
2. To lay bare; to expose.
The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of
the age. --De Quincey.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
deplumed
vb.
(infl of en deplume ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
deplumed
vb.
(infl of en deplume ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
deplumed
vb.
(infl of en deplume ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
deplumed
vb.
(infl of en deplume ed-form)
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