DEFLOWER


Meaning of DEFLOWER in English

— deflowerer , n.

/di flow"euhr/ , v.t.

1. to deprive (a woman) of virginity.

2. to despoil of beauty, freshness, sanctity, etc.

3. to deprive or strip of flowers: The deer had deflowered an entire section of the garden.

[ 1350-1400; ME deflouren desflorer deflorare, equiv. to de- DE- + flor-, s. of flos FLOWER + -are inf. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .