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Defloration
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration if a virgin. Johnson.
2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection. [R.] The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws. Sir M. Hale.