v. t.
So by false learning is good sense defaced. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Profane scoffing ] doth . . . deface the reverence of religion. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
For all his power was utterly defaste [ defaced ]. Spenser.
adj. having the external appearance impaired, usually deliberately.
n.
n. One who, or that which, defaces or disfigures. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ F. défaillir to fail; pref. dé- (L. de) + faillir. See Fail, and cf. Default. ] To cause to fail. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. défaillance. ] Failure; miscarriage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Possibility of defailance in degree or continuance. Comber. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Failure. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from them [ the estimates ]. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust. “Some partner defalcating, or the like.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. defalcatio: cf. F. défalcation. ]