displume

 [dis-ploom]  

dis·plume

   [dis-ploom]
verb (used with object), dis·plumed, dis·plum·ing.
1.
to strip of plumes; deplume.
2.
to strip of honors.
Origin:
1470–80; dis-1 + plume; compare deplume
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displume

verb
1. strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn: deplume] 
2. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: pluck] 
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