deplumate

2 definitions found

deplumate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deplumate \De*plu"mate\, a. [LL. diplumatus, p. p. of deplumare.
     See Deplume.] (Zool.)
     Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed.
     [1913 Webster]

deplumate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deplumate
      v 1: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
           [syn: pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate,
           displume]