deflowerv.

/dɪˈflaʊə/

Forms: Middle English–1600s deflore, defloure, Middle English–1600s deflowre, Middle English–1800s deflour, 1500s– deflower.

Etymology: < Old French desflorer, desflourer (13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), later defflorer , défleurer (Cotgrave), modern French déflorer = Provençal deflorar , Spanish desflorar , Italian deflorare , representing Latin dēflōrāre to deprive of its flowers, to ravish, < de- prefix 1f + flōs, flōr-em flower. With this probably is blended Old French desflorir, -flourir (14th cent.), in 16th cent. defflorir, modern French défleurir in same sense, and intransitive. The form is now assimilated to flower.

1. transitive. To deprive (a woman) of her virginity; to violate, ravish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > virginity > [verb (transitive)] > take the virginity of

deflowera1382

depucel1440

defloratec1470

deflourisha1513

unmaiden?1577

devirginate1583

dismaiden1603

depucelate1611

disvirgin1611

woman1611

unmaid1637

unvirgin1638

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xx. 2 The lust of the gelding deflourede the ȝunge womman.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 322 Which sigh her suster pale and fade..Of that she hadde be defloured.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxviii. f. clxi The whiche..he deflowred of hyr vyrgynytie.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 196 They have thys use that whan any manne marieth, he must commit his wife to the priest to be defloured.

1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xx. 4 As is the lust of an Eunuch to defloure a virgine.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 164 The French Indians are said not to have deflowered any of our young women they captivated.

2. figurative. To violate, ravage, desecrate; to rob of its bloom, chief beauty, or excellence; to spoil.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > disfigure [verb (transitive)]

loathly?c1225

defacec1374

disfigurec1374

emblemishc1384

defoula1387

unhighta1387

disray1431

deform?c1450

foul?c1450

deflower1486

defeata1492

unbeauty1495

deflourisha1513

disform?1520

ungarnish1530

disfashiona1535

disfavour1535

disgrace1549

unbeautify1570

uglify1576

disbeautify1577

dishonest1581

disshape1583

disornament1593

disadorn1598

undeck1598

disvisage1603

unfair1609

untrim1609

debellish1610

disfair1628

discomplexion1640

devenustate1653

disfeature1659

monkeyfy1707

ugly1740

defeature1792

dedecorate1804

scarecrow1853

nastify1873

1486 in Surtees Misc. (1890) 56 This citie..Was never deflorid be force ne violence.

a1513 W. Dunbar Ballat Passioun in Poems (1998) I. 35 With bluid and sweit was all deflorde His face.

1596 E. Spenser Fowre Hymnes 14 That wondrous paterne..layd vp in secret store..that no man may it see With sinfull eyes, for feare it to deflore.

1654 tr. M. Martini Bellum Tartaricum A iv I will not..deflower that worth of its greatest beauty.

1660 J. Gauden Antisacrilegus 7 It would never recover its beauty..of late so much deflored.

1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 23 Actual discovery (as it were) rifles and deflours the Newness and Freshness of the object.

1889 J. R. Lowell Walton in Lit. Ess. (1891) 60 [To] find a sanctuary which telegraph or telephone had not deflowered.

†3. To cull or excerpt from (a book, etc.) its choice or most valuable parts. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > extract > extract (from) [verb (transitive)]

deflowera1387

abstracta1475

excerptc1536

excerp1570

extract1607

gut1715

except1721

clip1872

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 39 Þe whiche book Robert Bishop of Herforde deflorede.

1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 271 [see defloration n. 2].

1780 J. T. Dillon Trav. Spain i. xxiii. 216 After they had, in a manner deflowered the mine, and got as much ore as they could easily extract.

4. To deprive or strip of flowers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of flowers

disflower1606

deflower1648

deflorate1829

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xix. §6 (R.) An earthquake..rending the cedars, deflowering the gardens.

a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 173 The freezing winds our Gardens do defloure.

1800 T. Campbell Ode to Winter 27 Deflow'ring nature's grassy robe.

1820 J. Keats Lamia ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 40 Garlands..From vales deflower'd, or forest-trees branch-rent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	deflower
释义	deflowerv. /dɪˈflaʊə/ Forms: Middle English–1600s deflore, defloure, Middle English–1600s deflowre, Middle English–1800s deflour, 1500s– deflower. Etymology: < Old French desflorer, desflourer (13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), later defflorer , défleurer (Cotgrave), modern French déflorer = Provençal deflorar , Spanish desflorar , Italian deflorare , representing Latin dēflōrāre to deprive of its flowers, to ravish, < de- prefix 1f + flōs, flōr-em flower. With this probably is blended Old French desflorir, -flourir (14th cent.), in 16th cent. defflorir, modern French défleurir in same sense, and intransitive. The form is now assimilated to flower. 1. transitive. To deprive (a woman) of her virginity; to violate, ravish. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > virginity > [verb (transitive)] > take the virginity of deflowera1382 depucel1440 defloratec1470 deflourisha1513 unmaiden?1577 devirginate1583 dismaiden1603 depucelate1611 disvirgin1611 woman1611 unmaid1637 unvirgin1638 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xx. 2 The lust of the gelding deflourede the ȝunge womman. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 322 Which sigh her suster pale and fade..Of that she hadde be defloured. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxviii. f. clxi The whiche..he deflowred of hyr vyrgynytie. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 196 They have thys use that whan any manne marieth, he must commit his wife to the priest to be defloured. 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xx. 4 As is the lust of an Eunuch to defloure a virgine. View more context for this quotation 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 164 The French Indians are said not to have deflowered any of our young women they captivated. 2. figurative. To violate, ravage, desecrate; to rob of its bloom, chief beauty, or excellence; to spoil. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > disfigure [verb (transitive)] loathly?c1225 defacec1374 disfigurec1374 emblemishc1384 defoula1387 unhighta1387 disray1431 deform?c1450 foul?c1450 deflower1486 defeata1492 unbeauty1495 deflourisha1513 disform?1520 ungarnish1530 disfashiona1535 disfavour1535 disgrace1549 unbeautify1570 uglify1576 disbeautify1577 dishonest1581 disshape1583 disornament1593 disadorn1598 undeck1598 disvisage1603 unfair1609 untrim1609 debellish1610 disfair1628 discomplexion1640 devenustate1653 disfeature1659 monkeyfy1707 ugly1740 defeature1792 dedecorate1804 scarecrow1853 nastify1873 1486 in Surtees Misc. (1890) 56 This citie..Was never deflorid be force ne violence. a1513 W. Dunbar Ballat Passioun in Poems (1998) I. 35 With bluid and sweit was all deflorde His face. 1596 E. Spenser Fowre Hymnes 14 That wondrous paterne..layd vp in secret store..that no man may it see With sinfull eyes, for feare it to deflore. 1654 tr. M. Martini Bellum Tartaricum A iv I will not..deflower that worth of its greatest beauty. 1660 J. Gauden Antisacrilegus 7 It would never recover its beauty..of late so much deflored. 1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 23 Actual discovery (as it were) rifles and deflours the Newness and Freshness of the object. 1889 J. R. Lowell Walton in Lit. Ess. (1891) 60 [To] find a sanctuary which telegraph or telephone had not deflowered. †3. To cull or excerpt from (a book, etc.) its choice or most valuable parts. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > extract > extract (from) [verb (transitive)] deflowera1387 abstracta1475 excerptc1536 excerp1570 extract1607 gut1715 except1721 clip1872 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 39 Þe whiche book Robert Bishop of Herforde deflorede. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 271 [see defloration n. 2]. 1780 J. T. Dillon Trav. Spain i. xxiii. 216 After they had, in a manner deflowered the mine, and got as much ore as they could easily extract. 4. To deprive or strip of flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of flowers disflower1606 deflower1648 deflorate1829 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xix. §6 (R.) An earthquake..rending the cedars, deflowering the gardens. a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 173 The freezing winds our Gardens do defloure. 1800 T. Campbell Ode to Winter 27 Deflow'ring nature's grassy robe. 1820 J. Keats Lamia ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 40 Garlands..From vales deflower'd, or forest-trees branch-rent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.a1382
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