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harlotry, n. (a.)|ˈhɑːlətrɪ|
[f. harlot n. + -ry.]
†1. Buffoonery, jesting; ribaldry, scurrility, scurrilous talk; obscene talk or behaviour. Obs.
c1325Song Merci 132 in E.E.P. (1862) 122 Now harlotrie for murþe is holde, And vertues turnen in-to vice. c1340Cursor M. 27623 (Fairf.) Of pride be-comis..manikin vnnaite oþer þing, Als sange of harlotery & lesing. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. v. 413, I haue leuere here an harlotrie or a somer game of souteres, Or lesynges to laughe at. 1382Wyclif Eph. v. 4 Either filthe, or foly speche, or harlotrie [1388 harlatrye; 1526–34 Tindale gestinge; 1582 Rhem. scurrilitie], that perteyneth not to thing. c1440Jacob's Well (E.E.T.S.) 134 Þe v. inche is harlotrie, makyng iapys a-forn folk, in pleying at þe spore, at þe bene, at þe cat. 1483Cath. Angl. 176/1 To do Harlottry, scurrari. 1578Gude & Godlie Ballatis Title-p., Diueris vtheris Ballattis changeit out of prophane Sangis in godlie sangis, for auoyding of sin and harlatrie. 1809Scott Fam. Lett. 10 Sept., To reprint..the only original Caxton..with all the superstition and harlotrie which the castrator..chose to omit.
†2. Filth, trash. Obs.
1467Ordin. Worcester in Eng. Gilds 374 Item that no man caste donge or harlotry at the slipp, ner vpon the key. Ibid. 398 That non persone cast eny donge of eny manere harlotre in the Slippe goynge to Severne.
3. Profligacy or vice in sexual relations, unchastity; the conduct of a harlot; dealing with harlots; the practice or trade of prostitution.
1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xiii. 353 Lechoures..of her harlotrye and horedome in her elde tellen. c1386Chaucer Merch. T. 1018 Thanne shal he knowen al hire harlotrye. c1400Destr. Troy 5024 In hordam & harlatry vnhyndly to lye. 1530Palsgr. 229/1 Harlottrye, paillardyse. 1570Levins Manip. 104/30 Harlotrie, meretricium. 1645Rutherford Tryal & Tri. Faith (1845) 37 This..causeth Joseph see nothing in harlotry, but pure, unmixed guiltiness against God. 1858Froude Hist. Eng. IV. xviii. 65 Happy contrast to the court, with its intrigues and harlotries.
4. concr. A harlot; a term of opprobrium for a woman. (In 1821 collective.)
1584Peele Arraignm. Paris iv. iii, A harlotry, I warrant her. 1596Shakes. 1 Hen. IV, iii. i. 198 A peeuish selfe-will'd Harlotry. 1663Dryden Wild Gallant iii. ii, You are a company of proud harlotries: I'll teach you to take place of tradesmen's wives. 1754Richardson Grandison (1781) III. iv. 26, I expect you will produce the little harlotry. 1821Byron Sardan. ii. i. 126 He loved his queen—And thrice a thousand harlotry besides. c1836Landor Imag. Conv. Wks. II. 91/2, I have no patience with the bold harlotry.
5. fig. Meretriciousness, illegitimate attractiveness.
1768G. Mason Eng. Gard. i. (R.), The simple farm eclips'd the garden's pride, Ev'n as the virgin blush of innocence, The harlotry of art. 1794Mathias Purs. Lit. (1798) 57 They will then perceive..the harlotry of the ornaments. 1824Blackw. Mag. XVI. 425 To throw off..the harlotry of the imagination.
†B. attrib. or as adj. Base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy. Obs.
1579–80North Plutarch (1676) 305 A young Harlotry filth. 1598R. Grenewey Tacitus' Descr. Germ. i. 259 Cattle plentie, but for the most part harletry runts. c1600Distracted Emp. ii. i. in Bullen O. Pl. III. 193 Thys vertue is The scurvyest, harlottryest, undoeing thynge That ever mixte with rysing courtyers thoughts. a1607J. Raynolds Proph. Haggai iv. (1649) 57 No building was to be found..unles it be three or four harlotrey houses. 1663Dryden Wild Gallant iii. ii, I squorn your harlotry tricks, that I do. |