Dis-plūme', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISPLUMED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISPLUMING.] [Prefix dis and plume, q. v.; O. Fr. desplumer, N. Fr. déplumer; Sp. desplumar, It. displumare, spiumare.] To strip of plumes or feathers; to deprive of decoration or ornament. “Dis-plumed, degraded, and metamorphosed.” Burke.