What is to injure; to damage. "None can my life defect." [R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639) called?
defect — To injure; to damage. "None can my life defect." [R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639). (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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