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giglot en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɪɡlət/

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) giddy, inconstant, lewd, or wanton
    • (O giglet Fortune) to master Cæſars Sword, 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 380:
    • But she, the giglot wanton, did not break a bedvow. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:

Forms

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most giglot Degree=Sup lexicographic
giglet alternative lexicographic
more giglot Degree=Cmp lexicographic

giglot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɪɡlət/

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A strumpet, or a playful or unruly girl.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
giglet alternative lexicographic
giglots Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

fizgig · gig