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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own
feather. --Fuller.
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2. To lay bare; to expose.
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The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of
the age. --De Quincey.
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