As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
DEFLOUR
De*flour", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defloured; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflouring.] Etym: [F. dƩflorer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.]
1. To deprive of flowers.
2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament. He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul was defloured and ravished from him. Jer. Taylor.
3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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