deplumate v 1: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {tear}, {deplume}, {deplumate}, {displume}]
Deplumate \De*plu"mate\, a. [LL. diplumatus, p. p. of deplumare. See {Deplume}.] (Zool.) Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed. [1913 Webster]