Part 390

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A petty love affair or amour.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Amorette</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am"o*rette"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An amoret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Rom. of R.</i>

<h1>Amorist</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am"o*rist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>armor</ets> love. See <er>Amorous</er>.]</ety> <def>A lover; a gallant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote>It was the custom for an <b>amorist</b> to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>A-mornings</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>A-morn"ings</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Amorwe</er>. The -<ets>s</ets> is a genitival ending. See <er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>In the morning; every morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>And have such pleasant walks into the woods <b>A</b>-<b>mornings</b>. <i>J. Fletcher.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Amorosa</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`o*ro"sa</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>amoroso</ets>, fem. <ets>amorosa</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wanton woman; a courtesan.</def>

<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i>

<h1>Amorosity</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`o*ros"i*ty</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being amorous; lovingness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Galt.</i>

<h1>Amoroso</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`o*ro"so</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>amoroso</ets>, LL. <ets>amorosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lover; a man enamored.</def>

<h1>Amoroso</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`o*ro"so</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a soft, tender, amatory style.</def>

<h1>Amorous</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am"o*rous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>amoros</ets>, F. <ets>amoreux</ets>, LL. <ets>amorosus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amor</ets> love, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; <as>as, an <ex>amorous</ex> disposition</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with <i>of</i>; formerly with <i>on</i>.</def>

<blockquote>Thy roses <b>amorous</b> of the moon. <i>Keats.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>High nature <b>amorous</b> of the good. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Sure my brother is <b>amorous</b> on Hero. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Of or relating to, or produced by, love.</def> "<i>Amorous</i> delight." <i>Milton</i>. "<i>Amorous</i> airs." <i>Waller</i>.