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ess or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity. Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. Davies.

Deficiency; imperfection. [R.] Ld. Digby. Jer. Taylor.

Liable to defect; imperfect. [R.] "A defectible understanding." Jer. Taylor.

has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. "Defection and falling away from God." Sir W. Raleigh. The general defection of the whole realm. Sir J. Davies.

One who advocates or encourages defection.

Having defects; imperfect. [Obs.] "Some one defectious piece." Sir P. Sidney.

art; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.

Great imperfection. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

Full of defects; imperfect. [Obs.] Barrow.

The quality of being indefectible. Barrow.

Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow. A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke.

Not defective; perfect; complete. "Absolute, indefective obedience." South.

Defense in abatement, Plea in abatement, (Law), plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.

To go astray; to diverge. [R.] Their own defective and aberrating vision. De Quincey.

Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse. -- n.

o some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

Lack or defect of pulsation.

The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire.

A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of…