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English → English (gcide) Definition: deflour deflower \de*flow"er\, v. t. [Previously also spelled deflour.] [imp. & p. p. Deflowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflowering.] [F. d['e]florer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.] 1. To deprive of flowers. [1913 Webster] An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] 2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament. [1913 Webster] 3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce. [1913 Webster] If a man had deflowered a virgin. --Milton. [1913 Webster] deflour \de*flour"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + flower.] Same as Deflower. [archaic] [1913 Webster] He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul was defloured and ravished from him. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]