deflour

English

Etymology

From French déflorer, Late Latin deflorare, from Latin de- + flos, floris (“flower”). See flower, and compare deflorate.

Verb

deflour (third-person singular simple present deflours, present participle deflouring, simple past and past participle defloured)

1. Obsolete form of deflower.
   • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:

     He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul was defloured and ravished from him.

Derived terms

• deflourer

 

References

• “deflour”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Delfour, fuel rod, floured, foulder