'Defloration' definitions:
Definition of 'defloration'
(from WordNet)
noun
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
noun
The act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
Definition of 'Defloration'
From: GCIDE
- Defloration \Def`lo*ra"tion\, n. [LL. defloratio: cf. F. d['e]floration.]
- 1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]