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.