n. [ OF. desfaiture a killing, disguising, prop., an undoing. See Defeat, and cf. Disfeature. ] 1. Overthrow; defeat. [ Obs. ] “Nothing but loss in their defeature.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disfigurement; deformity. [ Obs. ] “Strange defeatures in my face.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. Changed in features; deformed. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Features when defeatured in the . . . way I have described. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]