deflowering

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deflowering - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  deflower \de*flow"er\, v. t. [Previously also spelled
     deflour.] [imp. & p. p. Deflowered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Deflowering.] [F. d['e]florer, LL. deflorare; L. de- +
     flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.]
     1. To deprive of flowers.
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              An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. --W.
                                                    Montagu.
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     2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the
        choicest ornament.
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     3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to
        ravish; also, to seduce.
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              If a man had deflowered a virgin.     --Milton.
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