amorette

== English == === Noun === amorette (plural amorettes) Obsolete form of amoret. === References === “amorette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === amourette === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French amourette, from Old French amorette, from amor (“love”) + -ette (“diminutive suffix”); equivalent to amour +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amuˈrɛt(ə)/, /ˈamurɛt(ə)/ === Noun === amorette (plural amorettes) amoret c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Romaunt of the Rose. 890-2. ==== Descendants ==== English: amoret ==== References ==== “amorette, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.