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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Defloration

· Def·lo·ra·tion · IPA
01 n. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin.
  1. 1.
    The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin.
  2. 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.