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undeˈflowered, ppl. a. (un-1 8.) (a)a1533Ld. Berners Gold. Bk. M. Aurel. ii. (1535) 101 b, They leaue no cattayle vnslayne, no gardeyne vnrobbed, no wyld beest vnchased, nor no mayde vndefloured. 1602Dekker Satirom. Wks. 1873 I. 225 A charme, that shall lay downe the spirit of lust, and keep thee undeflowerd. 1641Earl of Monmouth tr. Biondi's Civil Wars ii. 83 No maidenhood was undeflowred, nor marriage bed unviolated. (b)1641Milton Reform. ii. Wks. 1851 III. 65 Much more may a King injoy his rights, and Prerogatives undeflowr'd, untouch'd. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. v. 728 The Atomick Philosophy [has been] restored, as it was in its first genuine and virgin state, undeflowred as yet by Atheists. 1746Young Nt. Th. ix. 1210 Minds elevate..alone obtain Full relish of existence un-deflower'd. a1861D. Gray Poet. Wks. (1874) 23 He feels As one newborn to being undeflowered. |