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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1590
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Diffigurating, vbl. n. [f. med. L. diffigurāre. Cf. Defigurat.] Disfiguring. —c1590 Fowler II. 25/19.
To the effusion of my blood … diffigurating of my visage, & wounding of my bodie