defloration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
  2. noun the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)

WordNet

Def`lo*ra"tion noun
Etymology
LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913