strumpets
Ladies of ill-repute
Strumpets is the plural of strumpet, an old-fashioned or literary word for a promiscuous woman or prostitute.
The term appears in Shakespeare and the King James Bible but sounds archaic today: The preacher railed against strumpets and sinners.
When used now, it's often deliberately theatrical or humorous.
Promiscuous woman for pay
- prostituteOne who sells sex
- courtesanPaid aristocratic companion
- wenchArchaic term for girl
- trollopPromiscuous woman, derogatory
hussy · jezebel · scarlet woman · fallen woman · lady of the night · doxy · bawd · demimonde
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- bawdyHumorously indecent
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- period dramaStory set in past
historical fiction · tavern wench · ribald · morality play · costume drama · Jacobean · playwright · theatrical
Spongy griddle bread
- English muffinFlat, fork-split breakfast bread
- teacakeSmall sweet bun
- griddle cakeFlat batter breakfast food
- toastedBrowned by heat
butter · honey · jam · teatime · breakfast · afternoon tea · nooks · crannies
harlot
Promiscuous woman for pay
- prostituteOne who sells sex
- courtesanPaid aristocratic companion
- wenchArchaic term for girl
trollop · hussy · jezebel · scarlet woman · fallen woman · lady of the night · doxy · bawd · demimonde · bordello
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- bawdyHumorously indecent
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
period drama · historical fiction · tavern wench · ribald · morality play · costume drama · Jacobean · playwright · theatrical · Hogarth
crumpet
Spongy griddle bread
- English muffinFlat, fork-split breakfast bread
- teacakeSmall sweet bun
- griddle cakeFlat batter breakfast food
toasted · butter · honey · jam · teatime · breakfast · afternoon tea · nooks · crannies · yeast
strumpetsvirgins
Sexually uninitiated people
maidens · vestal virgins · prudes · innocents · celibates
strumpetsladies
Women, respectfully addressed
gentlewomen · matrons · noblewomen · dames · wives