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Deflour

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deflour \De*flour"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defloured}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Deflouring}.] [F. d['e]florer, 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.
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