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ˈlight-skirts
A woman of light character.
1597–8Bp. Hall Sat. i. viii, Solomon..Singing his love, the holy spouse of Christ, Like as she were some light-skirts of the East. 16022nd Pt. Return Parnass. i. ii. 310 Hath not Shor's wife, although a light skirts she, Giuen him a chast long lasting memory? 1616T. Tuke Treat. agst. Paint. 39 Actions..becomming onely light-skirts, and idle women. 1632Quarles Div. Fancies iv. xii. (1660) 145 I'le tell thee, Light-skirts, whosoever taught Thy feet to dance, thy dancing had a Fault. 1834Sir H. Taylor 2nd Pt. Artevelde iii. iii. 114 She's a light skirts! 1898Lit. World 4 Feb. 103 To consider her [Highland Mary's] story..either (1) she was something of a light-skirts, or (2) she is a kind of Scottish Mrs. Harris.
b. attrib. (in form light-skirt).
16022nd Pt. Return fr. Parnass. i. vi. 468 You light skirt starres, this is your wonted guise, By glomy light perke out your doutfull heads. 1619W. Sclater Exp. 1 Thess. (1630) 49 Any light-skirt Dame, or Courtly Herodias shall rather be imitated. 1891W. A. Clouston in Athenæum 3 Oct. 452/1 [The parrot] told tales to its master of his light-skirt wife. |