▪ I. † difform, a. Obs.
(dɪˈfɔːm)
Also 6 dyfforme.
[ad. med. or mod.L. difform-is dissimilar in form, f. dif-, dis- 4) + forma shape.]
1. Of diverse forms; differing in form.
| 1547 Recorde Judic. Ur. 14 b, The dyfforme facyon of the urinall. 1548 ― Urin. Physick ix. (1651) 68 Other difform contents there be also. 1660 Boyle New Exp. Phys. Mech. xxxvi. 300 The dif-form consistence..of the Air at several distances from us. 1672 Newton in Phil. Trans. VII. 5087 A confused Mixture of difform qualities. 1677 Gale Crt. Gentiles iv. 38 The pleasures of the multitude are difforme and repugnant to each other. |
2. Without symmetry or regularity of parts; not uniform; of irregular form.
| 1644 Digby Nat. Bodies i. xvii. (1658) 193 What a difform net with a strange variety of mashes wou'd this be? 1693 Phil. Trans. XVII. 929 A difform or Papilionaceous Flower. 1707 S. Clarke 3rd & 4th Defence (1712) 7 If the Parts be dissimilar, then the Substance is difform or Heterogeneous. 1845 Whitehall iv. 19 A huge difform mass of steel and adamant. |
▪ II. † difform, v. Obs. rare.
Also 5 defourme.
[a. OF. difformer (16th c. in Godef.), or ad. med.L. difformāre, f. med.L. difformis: see prec.]
trans. To bring out of conformity or agreement: the opposite of conform v. 2.
| c 1380 Wyclif Serm. Sel. Wks. II. 150 Hereinne shulde ech man sue Crist..and ȝif he be contrarie herto, he synneþ, difformed [v.r. defourmyd] fro Cristis wille. |
▪ III. difform(e, -ourme etc.,
obs. ff. deform, etc.