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deplume
(encz) | deplume, v: |
Deplume
(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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deplume
(wn) | deplume
v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn:
deplume, displume]
2: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume] |
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deplume
(encz) | deplume, v: |
Deplumed
(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.
[1913 Webster]
On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own
feather. --Fuller.
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2. To lay bare; to expose.
[1913 Webster]
The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of
the age. --De Quincey.
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deplume
(wn) | deplume
v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn:
deplume, displume]
2: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume] |
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