amoret

English

Etymology

From Middle English amorette, from Old French amorette, French amourette, diminutive of amour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæməɹɪt/

Noun

amoret (plural amorets)

  1. (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
  2. (obsolete) A petty love affair.
  3. (obsolete) A love knot, love token, or love song.

References

“amoret”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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