Having been stripped of feathers or plumes; deprived of ornamental decorations or dignity.
Past participle of 'displume,' combining 'dis-' + 'plume.' Used as an adjective to describe the state of being featherless or denuded of adornments.
Shakespeare and his contemporaries used 'displumed' to describe humiliated nobility—imagine a proud peacock stripped bare, and you've got the emotional power this word packed in Renaissance drama.
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