deplumation

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deplumation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deplumation \Dep`lu*ma"tion\, n. [See Deplumate.]
     1. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. --Bp.
        Stillingfleet
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     2. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, attended with loss of the
        eyelashes. --Thomas.
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