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discomplexioned

discomplexioned is the simple past and past participle of discomplexion.

Meaning of discomplexion

Verb

discomplexion (third-person singular simple present discomplexions, present participle discomplexioning, simple past and past participle discomplexioned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To taint or stain (change the complexion or shade of).
    • Then his band / May be disordered and transformed from lace / To cutwork; his rich clothes be discomplexioned / With blood, beside the infashionable slashes.1635 February 16 (licensing date; Gregorian calendar), James Shirley, “The Coronation. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […]...

Questions about discomplexioned

What is discomplexioned the simple past and past participle of?
Discomplexioned is the simple past and past participle of discomplexion.

Words near discomplexioned in the dictionary

  1. discompanies
  2. discompany
  3. discompassionate
  4. discompassionately
  5. discomplexion
  6. discomplexioned
  7. discomplexioning
  8. discomplexions
  9. discompliance
  10. discompose
  11. discomposed

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