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Definition of Amoret
1. n. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
Definition of Amoret
1. Noun. (obsolete) An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A petty love affair. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A love knot, love token, or love song. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amoret
1. sweetheart [n -S]
Medical Definition of Amoret
1. 1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. 2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl) Love glances or love tricks. 3. A petty love affair or amour. Origin: OF. Amorette, F. Amourette, dim. Of amour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amoret
Literary usage of Amoret
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"amoret' sets a tune which has often since been heard in familiar verse ; and the
little ... Fair amoret is gone astray; Pursue and seek her, ev'ry lover; ..."
2. The Loves and Heroines of the Poets by Richard Henry Stoddard (1861)
"TO amoret. Fair! that you may truly know What you unto Thyrsis owe, ... Joy salutes
me when I set My blessed eyes on amoret; But with wonder I am strook, ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1921)
"Fair amoret is gone astray; Pursue and seek her every lover ; I '11 tell the
signs by which you may The wandering shepherdess discover. ..."
4. The British poets, including translations by British poets (1822)
"TO amoret. FAIR ! that you may truly know What you unto Thyrsis owe, ...
Joy salutes me when I set My blest eyes on amoret; But with wonder I am strook, ..."
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