"lorette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lorettes [plural]
Etymology: From French lorette. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|lorette}} French lorette Head templates: {{en-noun}} lorette (plural lorettes)
  1. (dated) A woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-lorette-en-noun-~8CoCPtP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1925, Stanley John Weyman, “XVIII The Disclosure”, in Queen's Folly:",
          "text": "Wife or mistress, lorette or lady, there is but one fate for us!",
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