n. an act of fastening, especially the stitching together of the labia to prevent intercourse
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock.
n. The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of clasping or confining with or as with a buckle or padlock.
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Word Usage
"The second reason is that the people in the region practice an extreme form of female genital cutting, called infibulation, in which a girl's vagina is sewn shut until marriage."