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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