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verb

Deface v. t. (past & past part. defaced; pres. part. defacing)

To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record. "This high face defaced." "So by false learning is good sense defaced."

To destroy; to make null. (Obs.) "(Profane scoffing) doth... deface the reverence of religion." "For all his power was utterly defaste (defaced)."

Synonyms: See Efface.

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Etymology of 'Deface'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Deface" Quotes from Famous Books

... loudly, And reared upon his hind-legs proudly; In utter wonderment each stood and cried: "The noble regal beast!" But, woe betide! Two hideous wings his slender form deface, The finest team he else would not disgrace. "The breed," said they, "is doubtless rare, But who would travel through the air?" Not one of them would risk his gold. At length a farmer grew more bold: "As for his wings, I of no use should ...

— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller

... of aggravations which are known to every one moving into a new house; tradesmen took twice the allotted time to fulfil an order, and eventually sent home the wrong article; patterns selected were invariably "out of stock"; escapes of gas made it necessary to deface newly decorated walls; and effects which were intended to be triumphs of artistic beauty, turned out snares and disappointments. From the lofty frame of mind which aims at nothing short of perfection, Peggy subsided by degrees into that resigned melancholy in which the exhausted ...

— More About Peggy • Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey

... consent to flatter sin. You know, my lord, your highness is betroth'd Unto another lady of esteem: How shall we then dispense with that contract, And not deface your honor with reproach? ...

— King Henry VI, First Part • William Shakespeare [Aldus edition]

... Mademoiselle Valle, "should one fill a white young mind with ugly images which would deface with dark marks and smears, and could only produce unhappiness and, perhaps, morbid broodings? One does not feel it is wise to give a girl an education in crime. One would not permit her to read the Newgate Calendar for ...

— The Head of the House of Coombe • Frances Hodgson Burnett

... rise, Their wings new line the skies, And shed out comforting light among the stars; But they of the other place The heavenly signs deface, The gloomy brand of hell their brightness mars; Yet high they sit in throned state,— It is the hour ...

— Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. • Jean Ingelow

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