Added 9 October 2026
deplume
/diːˈpluːm/ verb
Latin root: dēplūmō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deplume at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Strip of honors, possessions, or attributes.
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Strip of feathers.
pull a chicken
Origin
From French déplumer, from Latin dēplūmō, from dē- + plūmō (“to cover with feathers”), from plūma (“feather”). Compare dēplūmis (“featherless”).
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