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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.
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An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. --W.
Montagu.
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2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the
choicest ornament.
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3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to
ravish; also, to seduce.
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If a man had deflowered a virgin. --Milton.
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deflour
\de*flour"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + flower.]
Same as
Deflower. [archaic]
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He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul
was defloured and ravished from him. --Jer. Taylor.
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