What does debreast mean?
Debreast means (transitive) To remove the breasts from..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To remove the breasts from..
The order was given to debreast that young sweeper. The subordinates slashed the innocent sweeper's breasts.
Although it is often said elsewhere that this debreasting was done so that in maturity Amazons might be able to draw bowstrings unimpeded across their chests, the passage I have quoted offers a different explanation[…]
Thus, in images of St Agatha's debreasting, artists often represent only the removal of a single breast, to the martyr's right, signalling a typological connection with Christ's wound[…]
She yelped, ripped me off her chest and flung me so hard against the wall my eyes went out of focus. “Charlie,” she yelled, sitting up and frantically looking down the front of her nightie, acting as though I'd debreasted her or something.
Use debreast when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Debreast means (transitive) To remove the breasts from..
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The order was given to debreast that young sweeper. The subordinates slashed the innocent sweeper's breasts.
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