'Deplumed' definitions:

Definition of 'Deplumed'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To lay bare; to expose. [1913 Webster]
  • The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

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