amorette
See also: Amorette
English
References
- “amorette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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)
- 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)
- c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Romaunt of the Rose. 890-2.
Descendants
- English: amoret
References
- “amorette, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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