deplumation

Variant of deplume

deplume definition

de·plume (dē plo̵̅o̅m′)

transitive verb deplumed -·plumed′, depluming -·plum′·ing

  1. to pull or pluck the feathers from
  2. to strip of honor, riches, etc.

Etymology: ME deplumen < ML deplumare: see de- & plume

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