amatorialadj.
1. Of or pertaining to a lover, or to love-making.
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1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 166 The fourth and last, by Venus governed, Is call'd the Fury Amatoriall.
1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. Diss. ii. sig. g2v, Epigrams, amatorial verses, and poems.
1829 E. Jesse Jrnl. Naturalist 271 Various amatorial and caressing language.
1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. (1859) I. 308 The amatorial poet even designates the spots hallowed by his passion.
2. Epithet of the oblique muscles of the eyes, ‘which give them a cast sideways, and assist in that particular look by some called ogling.’ Chambers Cycl. 1751.
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