| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb deplume.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (deplume) | 1. Strip of honors, possessions, or attributes.[Wordnet]. 2. Strip of feathers.[Wordnet]. 3. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage.[Websters]. 4. To lay bare; to expose.[Websters]. 5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: depluming, deplumed, deplumes, deplumer, deplumers, deplumingly and deplumedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DEPLUMING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEPLUMING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Stripping off plumes or feathers. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
