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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFLOUR

v.t.[L. A flower. ] 1. To deprive a woman of her virginity, either by force or with consent. When by force, it may be equivalent to ravish or violate.
2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of any thing.
The sweetness of his soul was defloured.
3. To deprive of flowers.

 

DEFLOURED

pp. Deprived of maidenhood; ravished; robbed or prime beauty.

 

DEFLOURER

n.One who deprives a woman of her virginity.

 

DEFLOURING

ppr. Depriving of virginity or maidenhood; robbing of prime beauties.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFLOUR

De *flour ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defloured; p. pr. & vb. n.Deflouring. ] Etym: [F. déflorer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate. ]

 

1. To deprive of flowers.

 

2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament. He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul was defloured and ravished from him. Jer. Taylor.

 

3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.

 

DEFLOURER

DEFLOURER De *flour "er, n.

 

Defn: One who deflours; a ravisher.

 

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