Thesaurus: defloration

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1. n. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin.
2. n. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection.
3. n. an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
4. n. the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
5. 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.
6. n. an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something n. the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)