light-o'-love
[ lahyt-uh-luhv ]
nounArchaic.
a lover.
a prostitute.
Origin of light-o'-love
1First recorded in 1570–80
- Also light-of-love [lahyt-uhv-luhv]. /ˈlaɪt əvˈlʌv/.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use light-o'-love in a sentence
Do you still refuse me in favour of a man who yields his heart to the first light-of-love who tempts him?
Fair Margaret | H. Rider HaggardThere was only one girl now—Dora being a light-of-love—and that was Mona.
Painted Veils | James HunekerThat memory, Venus and Adonis, lay in the bedchamber of every light-of-love in London.
Ulysses | James JoyceHow much do you suppose I believed of that cock-and-bull story you told me, about your being the light-of-love of a prince?
Ragna | Anna Miller CostantiniA gipsy girl is not a light-of-love maiden, like those of fairer skins.
Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 | James Payn
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