DELIGNATE

De‐lig″nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delignated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Delignating.] [[Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.]] 1. 1. To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). Fuller.
2. 2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working.