Displume

2 definitions found

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

  Displume \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.
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           Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed.  --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  displume
       v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn: {deplume}]
       2: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
           {pluck}, {pull}, {tear}, {deplume}, {deplumate}]