De*plume" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Deplumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depluming.] [LL. deplumare; L. de- +
plumare to cover with feathers, pluma feather: cf.
deplumis featherless, and F. déplumer.]
1. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to
deprive of of plumage.
On the depluming of the pope every bird had his
own feather.
Fuller.
2. To lay bare; to expose.
The exposure and depluming of the leading
humbugs of the age.
De Quincey.