Associations to the word «Deplume»

Noun

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Wiktionary

DEPLUME, verb. (transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage.
DEPLUME, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To lay bare; to expose.

Dictionary definition

DEPLUME, verb. Strip of honors, possessions, or attributes.
DEPLUME, verb. Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats