'Delignate' definitions:

Definition of 'Delignate'

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  • Delignate \De*lig"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delignated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delignating.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.]
  • 1. To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). [R.] --Fuller. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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