"pull someone's plumes" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls someone's plumes [present, singular, third-person], pulling someone's plumes [participle, present], pulled someone's plumes [participle, past], pulled someone's plumes [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull someone's plumes (third-person singular simple present pulls someone's plumes, present participle pulling someone's plumes, simple past and past participle pulled someone's plumes)
  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To humble, to puncture the pride of Tags: idiomatic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pull_someone's_plumes-en-verb-LB-HoDfm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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