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† deˈflourish, v. Obs.
In 5 de-, diffloryssh, 6 deflorisch.
[ad. OF. de(s)flouriss-, lengthened stem of de(s)flourir, now défleurir, to deflower, f. de- I. 6 + florir, fleurir to flourish.]
1. trans. To deflower; also fig. to spoil, ravage.
1494Fabyan Chron. vii. 304 Yt he shuld..also defloryssh y⊇ emperours doughter. Ibid. vii. 410 The sayd bysshop..had difflorysshed a mayden and doughter of the sayde sir Gautier. 1538Leland Itin. V. 4 Montgomerike deflorisched by Owen Glindour.
2. intr. To lose its flowers, to cease to flourish.
1656Trapp Comm. Philip. iv. 10 It had deflourished then for a season, and withered, as an oak in winter. |