Cyprianadj.n.
/ˈsɪprɪən/, U.S. /ˈsɪpriən/ A. adj.
1. Belonging to Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean, famous in ancient times for the worship of Aphrodite or Venus.
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1636 P. Massinger Great Duke of Florence v. ii. sig. K3 By all the vowes which Lovers offer at The Cyprian Goddesse Altars.
c1673 in Roxburghe Ballads VI. 112 A stranger unto Love am I..The Ciprian Boy shall not destroy My freedome and my Reason.
2. transferred. Licentious, lewd; in 18–19th centuries applied to prostitutes.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [adjective]
golec888
canga1225
light?c1225
wooinga1382
nicea1387
riota1400
wantonc1400
wrenec1400
lachesc1450
loose?a1500
licentious1555
libertine1560
prostitute1569
riggish1569
wide1574
slipper1581
slippery1586
sportive1595
gay1597
Cyprian1598
suburb1598
waggish1600
smicker1606
suburbian1606
loose-living1607
wantona1627
free-living1632
libertinous1632
loose-lived1641
Corinthian1642
akolastic1656
slight1685
fast1699
freea1731
brisk1740
shy1787
slang1818
randomc1825
fastish1832
loosish1846
slummya1860
velocious1872
fly1880
slack1951
society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [adjective] > relating to or of nature of prostitute
strumpeta1382
priestybulous?1545
prostibulous?1545
curtal1595
Cyprian1787
hetaeric1868
pom-pom1945
1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. iii. sig. C8v Consuming all the yeere In Cyprian dalliance.
1787 ‘P. Pindar’ Lyric Odes to Royal Academicians (ed. 5) ix. 24 A Damsel of the Cyprian class.
1859 Sat. Rev. 8 71/1 The Cyprian patrol which occupies our streets in force every night.
B. n.
An inhabitant or native of Cyprus, a Cypriot; hence transferred. A licentious or profligate person; in later use spec. a prostitute.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person
ribald1340
shaker?a1500
whipster1593
Cyprian1598
wantoner1665
free-liver1711
rep1747
loose fish1809
society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute
meretrixOE
whoreOE
soiled dovea1250
common womanc1330
putec1384
bordel womanc1405
putaina1425
brothelc1450
harlot?a1475
public womanc1510
naughty pack?1529
draba1533
cat1535
strange woman1535
stew1552
causey-paikera1555
putanie?1566
drivelling1570
twigger1573
punka1575
hackney1579
customer1583
commodity1591
streetwalker1591
traffic1591
trug1591
hackster1592
polecat1593
stale1593
mermaid1595
medlar1597
occupant1598
Paphian1598
Winchester goose1598
pagan1600
hell-moth1602
aunt1604
moll1604
prostitution1605
community1606
miss1606
night-worm1606
bat1607
croshabell1607
prostitute1607
pug1607
venturer1607
nag1608
curtal1611
jumbler1611
land-frigate1611
walk-street1611
doll-common1612
turn-up1612
barber's chaira1616
commonera1616
public commonera1616
trader1615
venturea1616
stewpot1616
tweak1617
carry-knave1623
prostibule1623
fling-dusta1625
mar-taila1625
night-shadea1625
waistcoateera1625
night trader1630
coolera1632
meretrician1631
painted ladya1637
treadle1638
buttock1641
night-walker1648
mob?1650
lady (also girl, etc.) of the game1651
lady of pleasure1652
trugmullion1654
fallen woman1659
girlc1662
high-flyer1663
fireship1665
quaedama1670
small girl1671
visor-mask1672
vizard-mask1672
bulker1673
marmalade-madam1674
town miss1675
town woman1675
lady of the night1677
mawks1677
fling-stink1679
Whetstone whore1684
man-leech1687
nocturnal1693
hack1699
strum1699
fille de joie1705
market-dame1706
screw1725
girl of (the) town1733
Cytherean1751
street girl1764
monnisher1765
lady of easy virtue1766
woman (also lady) of the town1766
kennel-nymph1771
chicken1782
stargazer1785
loose fish1809
receiver general1811
Cyprian1819
mollya1822
dolly-mop1834
hooker1845
charver1846
tail1846
horse-breaker1861
professional1862
flagger1865
cocodette1867
cocotte1867
queen's woman1871
common prostitute1875
joro1884
geisha1887
horizontal1888
flossy1893
moth1896
girl of the pavement1900
pross1902
prossie1902
pusher1902
split-arse mechanic1903
broad1914
shawl1922
bum1923
quiff1923
hustler1924
lady of the evening1924
prostie1926
working girl1928
prostisciutto1930
maggie1932
brass1934
brass nail1934
mud kicker1934
scupper1935
model1936
poule de luxe1937
pro1937
chromo1941
Tom1941
pan-pan1949
twopenny upright1958
scrubber1959
slack1959
yum-yum girl1960
Suzie Wong1962
mattress1964
jamette1965
ho1966
sex worker1971
pavement princess1976
parlour girl1979
crack whore1990
1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 45 See how he paceth like a Ciprian.
1819 J. H. Vaux Memoirs I. 72 A very interesting young Cyprian whom I..attended to her apartments.
1829 Sun 17 Sept. 4/4 A cyprian of the lowest grade.
1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine Empire of Czar III. 84 The expenses of these poor cyprians were not diminished in the same proportion as their gains.
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