noun in france, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure;
so called from the church of notre dame de lorette, in paris, near which many of them resided.
noun in france, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure;
so called from the church of notre dame de lorette, in paris, near which many of them resided.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012