dancing girl en · NOUN
Meanings
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A female dancer.
Ovid, the amatory poet, describes a professional dancing-girl, whose subtle bodily movements are such an excitant as to provoke, in an ascetic such as the ancient Hippolytus, a priapean condition.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dancing girls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dancing-girl | alternative | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
srimpi · stripper · go-go girl · bayadere · nautch girl · strip dancer · kanchani
Translations (5)
grc ὀρχηστρίς (female dancer) · la saltātrix (female dancer) · eo dancistino (female dancer) · omr 𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰 (female dancer) · sa नर्तकी (female dancer)