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▪ I. † difform, a. Obs.|dɪˈfɔːm|
Also 6 dyfforme.
[ad. med. or mod.L. difform-is dissimilar in form, f. dif-, dis- 4) + forma shape.]
1. Of diverse forms; differing in form.
1547Recorde Judic. Ur. 14 b, The dyfforme facyon of the urinall. 1548― Urin. Physick ix. (1651) 68 Other difform contents there be also. 1660Boyle New Exp. Phys. Mech. xxxvi. 300 The dif-form consistence..of the Air at several distances from us. 1672Newton in Phil. Trans. VII. 5087 A confused Mixture of difform qualities. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles iv. 38 The pleasures of the multitude are difforme and repugnant to each other.
2. Without symmetry or regularity of parts; not uniform; of irregular form.
1644Digby Nat. Bodies i. xvii. (1658) 193 What a difform net with a strange variety of mashes wou'd this be? 1693Phil. Trans. XVII. 929 A difform or Papilionaceous Flower. 1707S. Clarke 3rd & 4th Defence (1712) 7 If the Parts be dissimilar, then the Substance is difform or Heterogeneous. 1845Whitehall iv. 19 A huge difform mass of steel and adamant.
▪ II. † difform, v. Obs. rare.
Also 5 defourme.
[a. OF. difformer (16th c. in Godef.), or ad. med.L. difformāre, f. med.L. difformis: see prec.]
trans. To bring out of conformity or agreement: the opposite of conform v. 2.
c1380Wyclif Serm. Sel. Wks. II. 150 Hereinne shulde ech man sue Crist..and ȝif he be contrarie herto, he synneþ, difformed [v.r. defourmyd] fro Cristis wille.
▪ III. difform(e, -ourme etc.,
obs. ff. deform, etc. |