[syn: pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Displume \Dis*plume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displumed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Displuming.] [Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer,
F. d['e]plumer.]
To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of
decoration; to dishonor; to degrade.
[1913 Webster]
Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
displume
v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn:
deplume, displume]
2: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]