amorette

See also: Amorette

English

Noun

amorette (plural amorettes)

1. 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)

1. 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.