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Webster 1913 Edition


Light-o'-love

Light′-o’-loveˊ

(līt′ō̍-lŭvˊ)
,
Noun.
1.
An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters.
Nares.
“Best sing it to the tune of light-o’-love.”
Shak.
2.
Hence: A light or wanton woman; a woman inconstant in love. Called also
light-of-love
.
Beau. & Fl.