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Deplume

Deplume Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deplume? [v] strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [v] strip of honors, possessions, or attributes Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deplume: deplumate \| displume \| displume \| pluck \| pull \| tear Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deplume: abase \| bleed \| bleed white \| boot \| bounce \| break \| bring into discredit \| bring low \| bring shame upon \| bump \| bust \| can \| cashier \| cast reproach upon \| debase \| defrock \| degrade \| demote \| denude \| depose \| deprive \| despoil \| disbar \| discharge \| discredit \| disemploy \| disgrace \| disgrade \| dishonor \| dismiss \| displace \| displume \| divest \| downgrade \| drain \| drum out \| dry \| exhaust \| expel \| fire \| flay \| fleece \| furlough \| give the ax \| give the gate \| humble \| humiliate \| impoverish \| impute shame to \| kick \| kick upstairs \| lay off \| let go \| let out \| lower \| make redundant \| milk \| pension off \| pick clean \| pillory \| pluck \| put to shame \| read out of \| reduce \| reflect discredit upon \| release \| remove \| replace \| reproach \| retire \| sack \| separate forcibly \| shame \| shear \| skin \| strip \| strip bare \| strip of rank \| suck dry \| superannuate \| surplus \| suspend \| turn off \| turn out \| unfrock See Also \| despoil \| foray \| loot \| pillage \| plunder \| ransack \| reave \| rifle \| strip \| strip Deplume In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Deplume Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deplume?

[v] strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
[v] strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

Deplume In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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