bawd

[ bawd ]

/ bɔd /

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noun

a woman who maintains a brothel; madam.

a prostitute.

Archaic. a procuress.

Origin of bawd

1325–75; Middle English bawde, noun use of Middle French baude, feminine of baud jolly, dissolute <West Germanic; compare Old English baldbold

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bawd

baud, bawd

Words nearby bawd

bavarois, baveux, bavin, bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out

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Example sentences from the Web for bawd

If I go out into the street and strike down a bawd—a thing lower than the lowest animal and more noxious—I hang.
The Orchard of Tears|Sax Rohmer
See if the air of this place has not inclined Secret to be a bawd already!
A Select Collection of Old English Plays|Robert Dodsley
Hastily throwing a robe around her person she sought the room of the yarité—the bawd of the house.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari|James S. De Benneville
The heroine is Celestina, a bawd who helped them out of their troubles.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner

The bawd (yarité), aroused and passing, saw the shadow of the raised dagger.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville

British Dictionary definitions for bawd

bawd

/ (bɔːd) /

noun archaic

a person who runs a brothel, esp a woman

a prostitute

Word Origin for bawd

C14: shortened from Old French baudetrot, from baude feminine of baud merry + trot one who runs errands; compare Old High German bald bold

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bawd
释义	bawd [ bawd ] / bɔd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bawd ON THESAURUS.COM noun a woman who maintains a brothel; madam. a prostitute. Archaic. a procuress. Origin of bawd 1325–75; Middle English bawde, noun use of Middle French baude, feminine of baud jolly, dissolute <West Germanic; compare Old English baldbold WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bawd baud, bawd Words nearby bawd bavarois, baveux, bavin, bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bawd If I go out into the street and strike down a bawd—a thing lower than the lowest animal and more noxious—I hang. The Orchard of Tears\|Sax Rohmer See if the air of this place has not inclined Secret to be a bawd already! A Select Collection of Old English Plays\|Robert Dodsley Hastily throwing a robe around her person she sought the room of the yarité—the bawd of the house. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari\|James S. De Benneville The heroine is Celestina, a bawd who helped them out of their troubles. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner The bawd (yarité), aroused and passing, saw the shadow of the raised dagger. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)\|James S. De Benneville British Dictionary definitions for bawd bawd / (bɔːd) / noun archaic a person who runs a brothel, esp a woman a prostitute Word Origin for bawd C14: shortened from Old French baudetrot, from baude feminine of baud merry + trot one who runs errands; compare Old High German bald bold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bawd courtesan, streetwalker, strumpet, hussy, pro, tramp, trollop, harlot, whore, tart, doxy, call girl, camp follower, scarlet woman, lady of pleasure, lady of the night, working girl
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bawd

noun

Origin of bawd

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bawd

Words nearby bawd

Example sentences from the Web for bawd

British Dictionary definitions for bawd

noun archaic

Word Origin for bawd

Words related to bawd