unstaunched

unstaunched:    obsolete (of a woman) virgin

   A staunch is something which stops the flow of blood. I think the imagery is from the cessation of menstruation during pregnancy, although it might apply to the absence of a protective towel. No doubt his audience knew:

    As leaky as an unstaunch'd wench. (Shakespeare, The Tempest)

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unstaunched — unstanchedˈ or unstaunchedˈ (or /unˈ/) adjective 1. Not stanched 2. Unsated (Shakespeare) 3. Leaky, hence incontinent (Shakespeare) • • • Main Entry: ↑unstanched … Useful english dictionary
bleed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. flow, hemorrhage; let blood; overcharge, fleece, soak (sl.), skin (sl.); suffer. See pain, stealing, fluidity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To lose blood] Syn. shed blood, be bleeding, have unstaunched… … English dictionary for students
bloody — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gory, sanguinary, bleeding; red. See killing. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Showing blood] Syn. bleeding, bloodstained, blood spattered, gory, gaping, unstaunched, grisly, crimson, open, wounded,… … English dictionary for students
bloody — [adj1] bleeding blood soaked, bloodspattered, bloodstained, crimson, ensanguined, gaping, gory, grisly, hematic, hemic, imbrued, open, raw, sanguinary, sanguine, unstaunched, unstopped, wounded; concept 485 bloody [adj2] hard fought bloodthirsty … New thesaurus
unstanched — unstanchedˈ or unstaunchedˈ (or /unˈ/) adjective 1. Not stanched 2. Unsated (Shakespeare) 3. Leaky, hence incontinent (Shakespeare) … Useful english dictionary

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