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brothel (encz) | brothel,bordel Zdeněk Brož |
brothel (encz) | brothel,nevěstinec n: Zdeněk Brož |
Brothel (gcide) | 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 lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by
prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.
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brothel (wn) | brothel
n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, {house of
prostitution}, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse,
cathouse, sporting house] |
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brothels (encz) | brothels,nevěstince n: Zdeněk Brož |
Brothel (gcide) | 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 lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by
prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.
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Brotheler (gcide) | Brotheler \Broth"el*er\, n.
One who frequents brothels.
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Brothelry (gcide) | Brothelry \Broth"el*ry\, n.
Lewdness; obscenity; a brothel. --B. Jonson.
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Embrothel (gcide) | Embrothel \Em*broth"el\, v. t.
To inclose in a brothel. [Obs.] --Donne. Embrowde
Embroude |
brothel keeper (wn) | brothel keeper
n 1: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: madam,
brothel keeper] |
BROTHELS (bouvier) | BROTHELS, crim. law. Bawdy-houses, the common habitations of prostitutes;
such places have always been deemed common nuisances in the United States,
and the keepers of them may be fined and imprisoned.
2. Till the time of Henry VIII, they were licensed in England, when
that lascivious prince suppressed them. Vide 2 Inst. 205, 6; for the history
of these pernicious places, see Merl. Rep. mot Bordel Parent Duchatellet, De
la Prostitution dans la ville de Paris, c. 5, Sec. 1; Histoire de la
Legislation sur les femmes publiques, & c., par M. Sabatier.
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