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Webster 1913 Edition
Harlot
Har′lot
(-lŏt)
, Noun.
[OE.
harlot
, herlot
, a vagabond, OF. harlot
, herlot
, arlot
; cf. Pr. arlot
, Sp. arlote
, It. arlotto
; of uncertain origin.] 1.
A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.
[Obs.]
He was a gentle
harlot
and a kind. Chaucer.
2.
A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
3.
A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.
Har′lot
,Adj.
Wanton; lewd; low; base.
Shak.
Har′lot
,Verb.
I.
To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Harlot
H`ARLOT
,Noun.
1.
A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman.2.
In Scripture, one who forsakes the true God and worships idols. Is.1.3.
A servant; a rogue; a cheat.H`ARLOT
,Adj.
H`ARLOT
,Verb.
I.