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Displume

Displume Meaning & Definition
Displume Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Displume?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Displume: deplumate | deplume | deplume | pluck | pull | tear

Related Terms | Find terms related to Displume:

See Also | despoil | foray | loot | pillage | plunder | ransack | reave | rifle | strip | strip

Displume In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*plume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displuming}.] [Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F. d['e]plumer.] To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. --Burke.

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