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disˈflower, v. [f. dis- 7 a + flower n. Cf. deflower.] trans. a. To deprive or strip of flowers. b. To ruin or destroy as a flower. Hence disˈflowered ppl. a.
1606Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. ii. Trophies 1238 Our dis-flowred Trees, our Fields Hail-torn. a1618― Selfe-civil-War 165 A fruitless Fruit, a dry dis-flowered Flower. 1892Idler Feb. 20 What tree..Of its beauty then dis⁓flowered. |