Am"o*rette" (&?;), n. An amoret. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Am"o*rist (&?;), n. [L. armor love. See Amorous.] A lover; a gallant. [R.] Milton.
It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe.
Southey.
A-morn"ings (&?;), adv. [See Amorwe. The -s is a genitival ending. See -wards.] In the morning; every morning. [Obs.]
And have such pleasant walks into the woods
A-mornings.
J. Fletcher.
||Am`o*ro"sa (&?;), n. [It. amoroso, fem. amorosa.] A wanton woman; a courtesan. Sir T. Herbert.
Am`o*ros"i*ty (&?;), n. The quality of being amorous; lovingness. [R.] Galt.
||Am`o*ro"so (&?;), n. [It. amoroso, LL. amorosus.] A lover; a man enamored.
||Am`o*ro"so, adv. [It.] (Mus.) In a soft, tender, amatory style.
Am"o*rous (&?;), a. [OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus, fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.] 1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition.