LIGHT-O'-LOVE

Meaning of LIGHT-O'-LOVE in English

( n. )

An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LIGHT-O'-LOVE — also light-of-love noun (plural ~s; also lights-of-love) Date: 1589 prostitute , lover , paramour
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — noun also light-of-love ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ( plural light-o'-loves also light-of-loves ) 1. : a light woman : prostitute couldn't disapprove of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — (n.) Hence: A light or wanton woman.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — (n.) An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in …
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — ( n. ) Hence: A light or wanton woman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — /luyt"euh luv"/ , n. 1. a lover. 2. a prostitute. Also, light-of-love /luyt"euhv luv"/ . [ 1570-80 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — noun also light-of-love -əv-ˈ ( plural light-o'-loves also lights-of-love ) Date: 1589 1. : prostitute 2. : lover , paramour
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — noun hence: a light or wanton woman. 2. light-o'-love ·noun an old tune of a dance, the name of which …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — Pronunciation: ˌ l ī t- ə - ' l ə v Variant: also light-of-love \ - ə v- ' \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — [light-o'-love] also light-of-love n, pl light-o'-loves also lights-of-love (1589) 1: prostitute 2: lover, paramour
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — Function: noun Synonyms: DOXY 1, ||chippy, floozy, grisette, nymph, nymphet, party girl, roundheel, tart, ||tootsie
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LIGHT-O'-LOVE — noun Synonyms: doxy 1, ||chippy, floozy, grisette, nymph, nymphet, party girl, roundheel, tart, ||tootsie
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O — I. ˈō noun ( plural o's or os ˈōz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 15th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-O — I. (ˌ)ō noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from oh (I) : one that is or that constitutes or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
O' — preposition also o ə Etymology: in sense 1 from Middle English o, o-, alteration of on; in sense 2 from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
O — /oh/ , interj., n., pl. O's . interj. 1. (used before a name in direct address, esp. in solemn or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOVE — /luv/ , n. , v. , loved, loving . n. 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
O — I. ˈō noun ( plural o's or os ˈōz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOVE — I. ˈləv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof …
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LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
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O' — also o ə, ō Etymology: Middle English o, o-, contraction of on & of Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect …
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O — O 1 (also o ) ■ noun ( plural Os or O's ) 1》 the fifteenth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LOVE — [love] n [ME, fr. OE lufu; akin to OHG luba love, OE leof dear, L lubere, libere to please] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
O — I O, o BrE AmE əʊ AmE oʊ ▷ O's, o's, Os əʊz AmE oʊz —Communications code name: Oscar ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOVE — love, Love BrE AmE lʌv ▷ loved lʌvd ▷ loves lʌvz ▷ loving ˈlʌv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ love af ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
O — / əʊ; NAmE oʊ/ noun , exclamation ■ noun (also o ) ( pl. Os , O's , o's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
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O — I. O 1 BrE AmE , o /əʊ $ oʊ/ noun ( plural O’s , o’s ) 1 . [uncountable …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOVE — n. & v. --n. 1 an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
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LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
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LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
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LOVE — n. & v. n. 1 an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOVE — n. & v. --n. 1. an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) …
Oxford English vocab
O — 1. n. (also o) (pl. Os or O's) 1. the fifteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 (0) nought, zero (in …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION /laɪt/ ( lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
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