unplume

Etymology

From un- + plume.

unplume means to strip of plumes or feathers. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To strip of plumes or feathers.“"If I unplume and unjewel my cap," said the youth, tearing off, as he spoke, the feather and brooch that were its ornaments, and dashing them to the earth, […]”