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† defedation Obs.|ˌdiːfiːˈdeɪʃən|
Also defœd-.
[ad. med.L. dēfœdātiōn-em, in F. défédation (15–16th c.), n. of action from late L. dēfœdāre: see prec.]
The action of making impure; befoulment, pollution (esp. of the blood or skin; also fig.).
1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. xx. vii. (1678) 461 A Morphew or defedation of all the skin. 1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 73 An extraordinary defedation of the blood. 1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. v. 153 A purge must not be given in any defœdation of the skin. a1742Bentley (J.), The defœdation of so many parts by a bad printer, and a worse editor. 1764Grainger Sugar Cane iv. 282 Successive crops Of defœdations oft will spot the skin. 1793D'Israeli Cur. Lit. (1843) 134 All these changes are so many defœdations of the poem. |