Ravishing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ravishing \Rav"ish*ing\, a.
     Rapturous; transporting.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ravish \Rav"ish\ (r[a^]v"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished}
     (-[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F.
     ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See
     {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and {-ish}.]
     1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
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              These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin
              Will quicken, and accuse thee.        --Shak.
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              This hand shall ravish thy pretended right.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
        "Ravished . . . for the joy." --Chaucer.
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              Thou hast ravished my heart.          --Cant. iv. 9.
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     3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and
        against her consent; to rape. --Shak.
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     Syn: To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate;
          deflower; force.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ravishing
       adj : stunningly beautiful; "a ravishing blonde"