amoret
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English amorette, from Old French amorette, French amourette, diminutive of amour.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamoret (plural amorets)
- (obsolete) An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
- 1746, Joseph Warton, Odes on Various Subjects:
- While all around Spring's chearful influence own
You feel not, Amoret, her quickening fire
- (obsolete) A petty love affair.
- (obsolete) A love knot, love token, or love song.
References
edit“amoret”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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