amorette

See also: Amorette

English

Noun

amorette (plural amorettes)

  1. Obsolete form of amoret.

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amourette, form Old French amorette, from amor (love) + -ette (diminutive suffix); equivalent to amour + -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amuˈrɛt(ə)/, /ˈamurɛt(ə)/

Noun

amorette (plural amorettes)

  1. amoret
    • c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Romaunt of the Rose. 890-2.
      For nought y-clad in silk was he,
      But al in floures and flourettes,
      Y-painted al with amorettes;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • English: amoret

References

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