What is "deflour"

deflower \de*flow"er\, v. t. [Previously also spelled deflour.] [imp. & p. p. Deflowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflowering.] [F. d['e]florer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.]

1. To deprive of flowers.

   An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens.
   --W. Montagu.

2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament.

3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.

   If a man had deflowered a virgin.
   --Milton.

deflour \de*flour"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + flower.] Same as Deflower. [archaic]

He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul was defloured and ravished from him.
--Jer. Taylor.

vb. (obsolete form of deflower English)