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51Celestina, La — ▪ novel by Rojas Spanish dialogue novel, generally considered the first masterpiece of Spanish prose and the greatest and most influential work of the early Renaissance in Spain. Originally published in 16 acts as the Comedia de… …
52Bawdstrot — Combination of bawd = lively, shameless, immoral + trot = an old woman; abbr. as bawd in common usage. Originally used of elderly women, the madams of the time, the term became gender free and was applied to anyone who acted as a pimp and… …
53Book of Good Love, The — by Juan Ruiz (1343) Juan RUIZ’s The Book of Good Love, perhaps the most important long poetic text surviving from medieval Spain, is a miscellany of 12 poems, each focused on a different love affair. The book opens with a prose sermon, or… …
54Celestina, La — by Fernando de Rojas (ca. 1490–1502) La Celestina is the name popularly given to the famous Spanish prose dialogue originally published in 1499 as the Comedia de Calisto y Melibea. The anonymous first edition consisted of 16 auctos or acts …
55madam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. procuress, bawd (see impurity). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A title of address] Syn. Mrs., madame, dame, Frau (German), madonna, signora (Italian), señora (Spanish), ma am, marm*. 2. [A woman in charge of… …
56procurer — I procurer, procuress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pander, bawd, pimp; obtainer. See evildoer, purchase, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pander, whoremonger, bawd*, runner*; see pimp …
57prostitute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. whore, harlot, tart (see impurity). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whore, call girl, hustler, harlot, strumpet, lewd woman, bawd, streetwalker, loose woman, fallen woman, courtesan, abandoned woman,… …
58whore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prostitute, harlot, bawd, strumpet, streetwalker, call girl, B girl, daughter of joy. See evildoer, impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. call girl, harlot, streetwalker; see prostitute . v. Syn. engage… …
59Libertine — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Libertine >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 libertine libertine Sgm: N 1 voluptuary voluptuary &c. 954a Sgm: N 1 rake rake debauchee loose fish rip rakehell fast man Sgm: N 1 intrigant …
60bawdry — obscenity, late 14c., probably from O.Fr. bauderie boldness, ardor, elation, pride (see BAWD (Cf. bawd)) …
