defeature Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*fea"ture noun

Etymology

OF. desfaiture a killing, disguising, prop., an undoing. See Defeat, and cf. Disfeature.

Definitions

1. Overthrow; defeat. Obs. "Nothing but loss in their defeature." Beau. & Fl.
2. Disfigurement; deformity. Obs. "Strange defeatures in my face." Shak.