- deflour
- v. a.
1.Debauch, defile, constuprate, corrupt (to lewdness), seduce, rob of virginity.2.Rob of its first bloom, spoil of its primal beauty, deprive of its freshness.
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deflour — deflore, deflour obs. forms of deflower … Useful english dictionary
Deflorate — De*flo rate, a. [LL. defloratus, p. p. of deflorare. See {Deflour}.] (Bot.) Past the flowering state; having shed its pollen. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deflowered — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deflowering — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Depucelate — De*pu ce*late, v. t. [L. de + LL. pucella virgin, F. pucelle: cf. F. d[ e]puceler.] To deflour; to deprive of virginity. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Depudicate — De*pu di*cate, v. t. [L. depudicatus, p. p. of depudicare.] To deflour; to dishonor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Violate — Vi o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Violates}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Violating}.] [L. violatus, p. p. of violare to violate, fr. vis strength, force. See {Violent}.] 1. To treat in a violent manner; to abuse. [1913 Webster] His wife Boadicea violated with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
