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displume |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. --Burke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: displume v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn: {deplume}] 2: strip of feathers; as of chickens [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {tear}, {deplume}, {deplumate}]
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