Amorosa

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wanton woman; a courtesan. archaic

    "But the amorosas—or those of the order of Lais, like those amhuhaia of old amongs't the Syrians—be more sociable, have mos't freedom, and in this region are not wors't es'teemed of"

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"But the amorosas—or those of the order of Lais, like those amhuhaia of old amongs't the Syrians—be more sociable, have mos't freedom, and in this region are not wors't es'teemed of"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.

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