Delignated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]