01 v. t. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage.
imp. & p. p.
Deplumed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depluming
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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.
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2.
To lay bare; to expose.“The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age.” — De Quincey.