amorette

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English

Noun

amorette (plural amorettes)

Obsolete form of amoret.

References

“amorette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle English

Alternative forms

amourette

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amourette, form Old French amorette, from amor (“love”) + -ette (“diminutive suffix”); equivalent to amour +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amuˈrɛt(ə)/, /ˈamurɛt(ə)/

Noun

amorette (plural amorettes)

amoret
- c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Romaunt of the Rose. 890-2.
  For nought y-clad in silk was he,
  But al in floures and flourettes,
  Y-painted al with amorettes;
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

English: amoret

References

“amorette, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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