Lenclos
[ lahn-kloh ]
noun
Anne [ahn, an], /ɑn, an/, Ninon de Lenclos, 1620–1705?, French courtesan and wit.
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Ninon de Lenclos, as we have seen, was not strictly a courtesan, but she was a pioneer in the assertion of woman's rights.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6) | Havelock EllisThe one represents Ninon de Lenclos, of whom I had never before seen a picture that answered to my idea of her.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. | Hermann Pckler-Muskau
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