grande horizontale
/ˌɡrɒ̃d ˌɒrizɒ̃ˈtɑːl
/noun (plural grandes horizontales pronounced same) humorous
A prostitute.With such ageing courtesans as Lady Melbourne and Lady Oxford - the ‘grande horizontale’ of Whig politics - holding sway, the moral license of Regency London has a cosy and almost institutionalised feel about it....
- Heads full of curls on grandes dames or grandes horizontales required daily professional upkeep in their homes, not in salons.
- The role of grande horizontale was one you played well, and I loved you in it as I loved you in all your parts, but there was little for me to do.
Origin
Late 19th century: French, literally 'great horizontal'.