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† ˈscomfiture Obs.
Forms: 4 scomfitour, 5 scom-, skomfiture, -fyture, -fytour, -fertour, scumfetore.
[Shortened f. discomfiture.]
Discomfiture, defeat.
13..Guy Warw. 5235 Wel gret it was þe scomfitour. a1400Morte Arth. 1561 Skilfulle skomfyture he skiftez as hym lykez. c1450Brut 439 But God was lord and maistir of that victorie and scomfiture. c1471in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 278 When the comens the skomfertour did understonde, Thay seuyd owte freshly, thay kepud none araye. a1513Fabyan's Chron. v. cxi. 84 He made a newe voyage ageyne theym, & made of theym a nother scomfiture. |