a. [ L. decerptus, p. p. of decerpere. ] Plucked off or away. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. That may be plucked off, cropped, or torn away. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act of plucking off; a cropping. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which is plucked off or rent away; a fragment; a piece. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]