LIGHT-O'-LOVE • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Light-o'-love

Listen

noun

Light-o'-love n.

An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters. "Best sing it to the tune of light-o'-love."

Hence: A light or wanton woman; a woman inconstant in love. Called also light-of-love.

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Etymology of 'Light-o'-love'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Light-o'-love" : wanton