disfigurement
101Scar — Scar, n. [OF. escare, F. eschare an eschar, a dry slough (cf. It. & Sp. escara), L. eschara, fr. Gr. ? hearth, fireplace, scab, eschar. Cf. {Eschar}.] 1. A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound or ulcer, and remaining after the… …
102Weed — Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth out of …
103Weed hook — Weed Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth… …
104catfacing — noun Date: 1940 a disfigurement or malformation of fruit suggesting a cat s face in appearance …
105defeature — noun Etymology: probably from de + feature Date: 1590 1. archaic disfigurement 2. archaic defeat …
106deformity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English deformite, from Middle French defformeteit, from Latin deformitat , deformitas, from deformis deformed, from de + forma Date: 15th century 1. the state of being deformed 2. imperfection, blemis …
107disfigure — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desfigurer, from des dis + figure figure Date: 14th century 1. to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries < a face disfigured by smallpox > 2. obsolete disguise •… …
108injure — transitive verb (injured; injuring) Etymology: Middle English enjuren, from Anglo French *enjurer, from Late Latin injuriare, from Latin injuria injury Date: 15th century 1. a. to do an injustice to ; wrong b. to harm, impair, or tarnish the… …
109mayhem — noun Etymology: Middle English mayme, mahaime, from Anglo French mahaim mutilation, mayhem, from maheimer, mahaigner to maim, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German meiden gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure Date: 15th century 1 …
110Common law — For other uses, see Common law (disambiguation). Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A… …
