Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sweetheart; an amorous girl; a paramour.
- noun A love-knot.
- noun A love-sonnet or love-song.
- noun A trifling love-affair; a slight amour.
- noun plural Looks that inspire love; love-glances.
- noun A cupid; a little love. See
amoretto . - noun Also written
amourette .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
- noun obsolete A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks.
- noun obsolete A petty love affair or amour.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An
amorous girl orwoman ; awanton . - noun obsolete A
petty love affair . - noun obsolete A love knot, love token, or love song.
Etymologies
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Old French amorette, French amourette, diminutive of amour.
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Examples
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Above, see those delicate threads of the purple amoret, with its flood of anthers that are nearly yellow; the snowy pyramids of the meadow-sweet, the green tresses of the wild oats, the slender plumes of the agrostis, which we call wind-ear; roseate hopes, decking love's earliest dream and standing forth against the gray surroundings.
The Lily of the Valley Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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Stay: The Amoret Apartments (+385 20 324005, dubrovnik-amoret. com), in the old town, is made up of 10 apartments (sleeping two-three) housed in three former palaces, each mixing antiques with modern paintings inspired by the city.
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