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Brothel — Broth el, n. [OE. brothel, brodel, brethel, a prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. ber[ o][eth]an to ruin, destroy; cf. AS. bre[ o]tan to break, and E. brittle. The term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel. CF. {Bordel}.] A house of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brothel — bawdy house, 1590s, shortened from brothel house, from brothel prostitute (late 15c.), earlier vile, worthless person of either sex (14c.), from O.E. broðen pp. of breoðan deteriorate, go to ruin, from P.Gmc. *breuthanan, var. of *breutanan to… … Etymology dictionary
house of ill fame — or house of ill repute : brothel * * * house of ill fame (euphemistic) A brothel • • • Main Entry: ↑fame house of ill fame or house of ill repute noun A brothel • • • … Useful english dictionary
house — n. & v. n. (pl.) 1 a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, or infesting houses (house cat; housefly). 2 a building for a special purpose (opera house; summer house). 3 a building for keeping animals or… … Useful english dictionary
brothel — brothellike, adj. /broth euhl, brodh , braw theuhl, dheuhl/, n. a house of prostitution. [1350 1400 for earlier sense; short for brothel house whore house; ME brothel harlot, orig. worthless person, equiv. to broth (ptp. s. of brethen, OE… … Universalium
brothel — [14] Originally, brothel was a general term of abuse for any worthless or despised person (John Gower, in his Confessio Amantis 1393, writes: ‘Quoth Achab then, there is one, a brothel, which Micheas hight [who is called Micheas]’); it was a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
brothel — [14] Originally, brothel was a general term of abuse for any worthless or despised person (John Gower, in his Confessio Amantis 1393, writes: ‘Quoth Achab then, there is one, a brothel, which Micheas hight [who is called Micheas]’); it was a… … Word origins
brothel — broth•el [[t]ˈbrɒθ əl, ˈbrɒð , ˈbrɔ θəl, ðəl[/t]] n. a house of prostitution • Etymology: 1585–95; short for brothel house whorehouse; ME brothel harlot, orig. worthless person, der. of OE brēothan to decay broth′el•like , adj … From formal English to slang
brothel — n. a house etc. where prostitution takes place. Etymology: orig. brothel house f. ME brothel worthless man, prostitute, f. OE breothan go to ruin … Useful english dictionary
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