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virgin knot

Both Caliban and Ferdinand profess an interest in untying Miranda’s “virgin knot.” Ferdinand plans to marry her, while Caliban has attempted to rape her. (From the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare.)
by Wanda Nhailer September 24, 2011
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