Defn: Bent abruptly downward.
DEFLEXION
De*flex"ion, n.
Defn: See Deflection.
DEFLEXURE
De*flex"ure, n. Etym: [From L. deflectere, deflexum. See Deflect.]
Defn: A bending or turning aside; deflection. Bailey.
DEFLORATE
De*flo"rate, a. Etym: [LL. defloratus, p. p. of deflorare. See
Deflour.] (Bot.)
Defn: Past the flowering state; having shed its pollen. Gray.
DEFLORATION
Def`lo*ra"tion, n. Etym: [LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration.]
1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration if a virgin. Johnson.
2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful
culling or selection. [R.]
The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the
English laws. Sir M. Hale.