DISPLUMED

Verb

displumed

simple past tense and past participle of displume

Source: Wiktionary


DISPLUME

Dis*plume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Displuming.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F. déplumer.]

Definition: To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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