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Definition of Deplume
1. Verb. Strip of honors, possessions, or attributes.
Generic synonyms: Despoil, Foray, Loot, Pillage, Plunder, Ransack, Reave, Rifle, Strip
2. Verb. Strip of feathers. "Pluck the capon"
Definition of Deplume
1. v. t. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage.
Definition of Deplume
1. Verb. (transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To lay bare; to expose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deplume
1. to deprive of feathers [v -PLUMED, -PLUMING, -PLUMES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deplume
Literary usage of Deplume
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"... "Tho Humorous Speaker," 1 - • ' I he Humorous Reader," the two latter under
the nom deplume of "Oliver Oldham." Ho was also the author of various ..."
2. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"... "Analytical Manual," "The Young Analyzer," " The Humorous Speaker," and "The
Humorous Reader," the two latter under the nom deplume of "Oliver Oldham. ..."
3. The Whist Reference Book: Wherein Information is Presented Concerning the by William Mill Butler (1898)
"... under the nom deplume ol *• Mogul," and continued them for sotr.c six years.
His contributions cc- braced such subjects as the pr. ..."
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