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Depluming

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.

    On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather.
    --Fuller.

  2. To lay bare; to expose.

    The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age.
    --De Quincey.

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depluming

vb. (present participle of deplume English)