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Deplumation

Deplumation \Dep`lu*ma"tion\, n. [See Deplumate.]

  1. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
    --Bp. Stillingfleet

  2. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, attended with loss of the eyelashes.
    --Thomas.

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deplumation

n. 1 The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. 2 (context medicine English) A disease of the eyelids, attended with loss of the eyelashes.