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UNPLUME
Etymology
Verb
unplume (third-person singular simple present unplumes, present participle unpluming, simple past and past participle unplumed)
(transitive) To strip of plumes or feathers.
(transitive, by extension) To humiliate.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*plume", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plume.]
Definition: To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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