amoretn.

Brit.

/ˌaməˈrɛt/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈrɛt/

Forms: Middle English–1500s 1800s– amourette, Middle English–1700s amorette, 1500s amouret, 1500s–1600s amorit, 1500s– amoret.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymons: French amourette; French amouret.

Etymology: Apparently partly (i) < Middle French amourete, amourette (French amourette ) superficial love affair (12th cent. in Old French as amorette ; compare amourette n.), sweetheart, lover (13th cent.) < amour love (see amour n.) + -ette -et suffix¹ (compare -ette suffix), and partly (ii, in sense 5) < French amouret representation of Cupid (16th cent.; French †amouret ) < amour + -et -et suffix¹ (compare French †amourette , cited in a 17th-cent. source as a nonstandard variant). Compare amoretto n. With sense 5 compare also amorino n. Compare also amourette n., which is semantically close, and shows the same pronunciation and some overlap in spelling.

Now rare.

1. A sweetheart, lover, or paramour; esp. a female one. Cf. amoretto n. 2. Chiefly archaic and literary in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specifically a female sweetheart or girlfriend

lief971

ladya1393

ladyshipa1393

speciala1400

amiec1400

womanc1400

amoreta1425

mistressc1425

paramoura1450

fair ladya1470

girl?a1513

sooterkin1530

Tib1533

she1547

lady-love1568

jug1569

young lady1584

pigeon1592

love-lass1594

lass1596

dowsabel1612

swainling1615

lucky1629

Dulcinea1638

Lindabrides1640

inamorata1651

baby1684

best girl1691

lady friend1733

young woman1822

moll1823

querida1834

sheila1839

bint1855

tart1864

babykins1870

Dona1874

novia1874

fancy-girl1892

girlfriend1892

cliner1895

tootsy1895

dinah1898

best1904

twist and twirl1905

jane1906

kitten1908

patootie1918

meisie1919

bride1924

gf1925

jelly1931

sort1933

a bit (also piece) of homework1945

beast1946

queen1955

momma1964

mi'jita1970

her indoors1979

girlf1991

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 4755 Eke as wel by [read be] amourettes In mournyng blak as bright burnettes [Fr. ausinc bien sunt amoretes Sous buriaus comme sous brunetes].

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) xxvii. 49 That thought more to complaire and plese their amorettes..than to plese god.

1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham sig. C3 Bestow no wealth on wanton amorets.

a1689 A. Behn Let. in Hist. & Novels (1698) 11 The lighter touches of an Amoret was all that made them sigh, till they saw the incomparable Lucilla.

1739 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 545/1 When Amorets no more can shine; And Stella owns she's not divine.

1828 Ladies' Monthly Museum Oct. 212 I pitied these coffer-hunting Sacharissas, these fashion-inebriated amorets.

1914 Smart Set May 70/1 The widow's weekly vigil is but a ruse for entertaining her amoret.

2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 28 Feb. 15 The former amoret of Rangers boss David Murray.

†2. An ornamental knot considered to be a symbol of love; = love-knot n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > love-token or love-gift > ribbon worn as love-token > knot or bow of ribbon used as love-token

true lovec1400

love-knotc1405

true-love knot1496

amoretc1500

lover's knot1565

true lover's knot1577

loving knota1596

c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) xlvii Spangis bryght as gold, Forgit of schap like to the amorettis.

1600 J. Weever Faunus & Melliflora sig. B3 She wore a garland wrought with Amorets, With orphrates ouerlaid and violets,..And enterlaced with a purle band.

†3. A love poem or love song. Cf. amoretto n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > tale or song of love > love-sonnet

amoret1589

amoretto1595

1589 E. Rainsford in R. Greene Ciceronis Amor sig. A4 The Poemes wanton Ouid set in verse.., Did neuer such quaint Amorets reherse, As are deciphred vnder Tullies doome.

1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie sig. K Rather passe away the time heere in these Woods with writing amorets.

1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas sig. F4 Where sweete Amorets were chaunted.

1636 T. Heywood Loves Maistresse i. sig. E2 Hee will bee in his Amorets, and his Canzonets, his Pastoralls, and his Madrigalls, to his Phillis, and his Amorillis.

1750 Student 2 No. 3. 105 I would frequently write amorettes, chansonnettes, and sonatas in praise of myself.

1804 Ann. Rev. 1803 2 119/2 We were for sometime captivated by the striking resemblance that prevails among the Persian, the Asiatic, and the European amorets, and the love-song of the Hebrew monarch.

1887 New Englander & Yale Rev. Sept. 196 It flowed gayly into little songs and amorets and fables.

1900 Expositor Oct. 242 Canticles consists of a collection of Hebrew amorets.

†4. In plural. Looks that inspire love; amorous glances. Cf. amoretto n. 4. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in the writings of Robert Greene.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] > amorous looks or demeanour > flirtatious look(s)

amorets1590

belgard1590

oeillade1592

sheep's eyes1604

belamour1610

oglea1668

whiting's eye1673

the glad eye1911

glad1927

1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late ii. sig. E2 Shee alluring him with such wylie amorettes of a Curtizan.

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. F^v How martiall is the figure of his face, Yet louely and beset with Amorets.

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. G3^v Should..Phœbus scape those piercing amorits, That Daphne glansed at his deitie.

5. A representation of Cupid; a cupid. Cf. amorino n., amoretto n. 3. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > god or goddess of love

Cupidc1381

Venusc1412

loves1595

bow-boy1597

love god1598

amorino1612

amoret1613

amourette1651

Eros1671

urchin1709

amoretto1873

1613 H. Peacham Nuptiall Hymnes iv, in Period of Mourning sig. F3^v A thousand Amorets about doe play (Borne of the Nymphes) these onely wound, they say, The common people.

1761 C. Lennox Life Sir Anthony Van Dyck ii, in Lady's Museum No. 11. 835 A dance of Amorets, that are sporting whilst Venus sleeps with Adonis.

1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry iii. 50 Little amourettes [Fr. petits amours], perched here and there upon the branches.

1910 J. Huneker Promenades of Impressionist ii. 29 His [sc. F. Rops'] pages overflow with decorative Cupids.., dainty amourettes, and Parisian putti.

1956 I. Guest Fanny Cerrito v. 41 The patience of the audience was provokingly tried by the playful sallies of Cupid, at whose bidding the amorets went through a series of groups.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amoret
释义	amoretn. Brit. /ˌaməˈrɛt/, U.S. /ˌæməˈrɛt/ Forms: Middle English–1500s 1800s– amourette, Middle English–1700s amorette, 1500s amouret, 1500s–1600s amorit, 1500s– amoret. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymons: French amourette; French amouret. Etymology: Apparently partly (i) < Middle French amourete, amourette (French amourette ) superficial love affair (12th cent. in Old French as amorette ; compare amourette n.), sweetheart, lover (13th cent.) < amour love (see amour n.) + -ette -et suffix¹ (compare -ette suffix), and partly (ii, in sense 5) < French amouret representation of Cupid (16th cent.; French †amouret ) < amour + -et -et suffix¹ (compare French †amourette , cited in a 17th-cent. source as a nonstandard variant). Compare amoretto n. With sense 5 compare also amorino n. Compare also amourette n., which is semantically close, and shows the same pronunciation and some overlap in spelling. Now rare. 1. A sweetheart, lover, or paramour; esp. a female one. Cf. amoretto n. 2. Chiefly archaic and literary in later use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specifically a female sweetheart or girlfriend lief971 ladya1393 ladyshipa1393 speciala1400 amiec1400 womanc1400 amoreta1425 mistressc1425 paramoura1450 fair ladya1470 girl?a1513 sooterkin1530 Tib1533 she1547 lady-love1568 jug1569 young lady1584 pigeon1592 love-lass1594 lass1596 dowsabel1612 swainling1615 lucky1629 Dulcinea1638 Lindabrides1640 inamorata1651 baby1684 best girl1691 lady friend1733 young woman1822 moll1823 querida1834 sheila1839 bint1855 tart1864 babykins1870 Dona1874 novia1874 fancy-girl1892 girlfriend1892 cliner1895 tootsy1895 dinah1898 best1904 twist and twirl1905 jane1906 kitten1908 patootie1918 meisie1919 bride1924 gf1925 jelly1931 sort1933 a bit (also piece) of homework1945 beast1946 queen1955 momma1964 mi'jita1970 her indoors1979 girlf1991 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 4755 Eke as wel by [read be] amourettes In mournyng blak as bright burnettes [Fr. ausinc bien sunt amoretes Sous buriaus comme sous brunetes]. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) xxvii. 49 That thought more to complaire and plese their amorettes..than to plese god. 1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham sig. C3 Bestow no wealth on wanton amorets. a1689 A. Behn Let. in Hist. & Novels (1698) 11 The lighter touches of an Amoret was all that made them sigh, till they saw the incomparable Lucilla. 1739 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 545/1 When Amorets no more can shine; And Stella owns she's not divine. 1828 Ladies' Monthly Museum Oct. 212 I pitied these coffer-hunting Sacharissas, these fashion-inebriated amorets. 1914 Smart Set May 70/1 The widow's weekly vigil is but a ruse for entertaining her amoret. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 28 Feb. 15 The former amoret of Rangers boss David Murray. †2. An ornamental knot considered to be a symbol of love; = love-knot n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > love-token or love-gift > ribbon worn as love-token > knot or bow of ribbon used as love-token true lovec1400 love-knotc1405 true-love knot1496 amoretc1500 lover's knot1565 true lover's knot1577 loving knota1596 c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) xlvii Spangis bryght as gold, Forgit of schap like to the amorettis. 1600 J. Weever Faunus & Melliflora sig. B3 She wore a garland wrought with Amorets, With orphrates ouerlaid and violets,..And enterlaced with a purle band. †3. A love poem or love song. Cf. amoretto n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > tale or song of love > love-sonnet amoret1589 amoretto1595 1589 E. Rainsford in R. Greene Ciceronis Amor sig. A4 The Poemes wanton Ouid set in verse.., Did neuer such quaint Amorets reherse, As are deciphred vnder Tullies doome. 1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie sig. K Rather passe away the time heere in these Woods with writing amorets. 1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas sig. F4 Where sweete Amorets were chaunted. 1636 T. Heywood Loves Maistresse i. sig. E2 Hee will bee in his Amorets, and his Canzonets, his Pastoralls, and his Madrigalls, to his Phillis, and his Amorillis. 1750 Student 2 No. 3. 105 I would frequently write amorettes, chansonnettes, and sonatas in praise of myself. 1804 Ann. Rev. 1803 2 119/2 We were for sometime captivated by the striking resemblance that prevails among the Persian, the Asiatic, and the European amorets, and the love-song of the Hebrew monarch. 1887 New Englander & Yale Rev. Sept. 196 It flowed gayly into little songs and amorets and fables. 1900 Expositor Oct. 242 Canticles consists of a collection of Hebrew amorets. †4. In plural. Looks that inspire love; amorous glances. Cf. amoretto n. 4. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in the writings of Robert Greene. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] > amorous looks or demeanour > flirtatious look(s) amorets1590 belgard1590 oeillade1592 sheep's eyes1604 belamour1610 oglea1668 whiting's eye1673 the glad eye1911 glad1927 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late ii. sig. E2 Shee alluring him with such wylie amorettes of a Curtizan. a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. F^v How martiall is the figure of his face, Yet louely and beset with Amorets. a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. G3^v Should..Phœbus scape those piercing amorits, That Daphne glansed at his deitie. 5. A representation of Cupid; a cupid. Cf. amorino n., amoretto n. 3. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > god or goddess of love Cupidc1381 Venusc1412 loves1595 bow-boy1597 love god1598 amorino1612 amoret1613 amourette1651 Eros1671 urchin1709 amoretto1873 1613 H. Peacham Nuptiall Hymnes iv, in Period of Mourning sig. F3^v A thousand Amorets about doe play (Borne of the Nymphes) these onely wound, they say, The common people. 1761 C. Lennox Life Sir Anthony Van Dyck ii, in Lady's Museum No. 11. 835 A dance of Amorets, that are sporting whilst Venus sleeps with Adonis. 1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry iii. 50 Little amourettes [Fr. petits amours], perched here and there upon the branches. 1910 J. Huneker Promenades of Impressionist ii. 29 His [sc. F. Rops'] pages overflow with decorative Cupids.., dainty amourettes, and Parisian putti. 1956 I. Guest Fanny Cerrito v. 41 The patience of the audience was provokingly tried by the playful sallies of Cupid, at whose bidding the amorets went through a series of groups. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1425
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