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Webster 1913 Edition
Defect
De-fect′
,Noun.
1.
Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; – opposed to superfluity.
Errors have been corrected, and
defects
supplied. Davies.
2.
Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish;
as, a
defect
in the ear or eye; a defect
in timber or iron; a defect
of memory or judgment.Trust not yourself; but, your
Make use of every friend – and every foe.
defects
to know,Make use of every friend – and every foe.
Pope.
Syn. – Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See
Fault
. De-fect′
,Verb.
I.
To fail; to become deficient.
[Obs.]
“Defected honor.” Warner.
De-fect′
,Verb.
T.
To injure; to damage.
“None can my life defect.” [R.]
Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).
Webster 1828 Edition
Defect
DEFECT
,Noun.
1.
Want or absence of something necessary or useful towards perfection; fault; imperfection.Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied.
We say, there are numerous defects in the plan, or in the work, or in the execution.
2.
Failing; fault; mistake; imperfection in moral conduct, or in judgment.A deep conviction of the defects of our lives tends to make us humble.
Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know,
Make use of every friend and every foe.
3.
Any want, or imperfection, in natural objects; the absence of any thing necessary to perfection; any thing unnatural or misplaced; blemish; deformity. We speak of a defect in the organs of seeing or hearing, or in a limb; a defect in timber; a defect in an instrument, &c.DEFECT
,Verb.
I.