"act of plundering," c. 1300, verbal noun from ravish (v.).
ravishing (adj.)
mid-14c., "ravenous;" early 15c., "enchanting;" present-participle adjective from ravish (v.). The figurative notion is of "carrying off from earth to heaven." Related: Ravishingly.
a ravishing blonde
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raw
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