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displume

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-plume
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive of feathers or plumes.

verb

To strip of an award.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English plume English displume From dis- + plume.

Inflected Forms

displumes (present, singular) displuming (participle, present) displumed (participle, past) displumed (past)

Synonyms

pluck pull tear deplume deplumate

Questions

What does displume mean?
To deprive of feathers or plumes.
Where does displume come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English plume English displume From dis- + plume.

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