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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Amorous, Amourous, a. Also: amorus, -ouse; amourouse; amrous, -ows. [ME. amerous (1303), amorous, etc., OF. amorous, L. amōrōsus.]
1. Of persons: Inclined to love; loving. Also absol.1375 Barb. viii. 456 (for that he wes amourous); x. 291 (in cumpany solacius and amorus). ?1438 Alex. i. 1011 (kynd, courtes and amorous). a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 326 (sa sweit, gentill, and amorous). 1513 Doug. i. ix. 5 (the amorus queyn); xii. Prol. 233 (to beyt thir amorus of thar nychtis baill). c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2815 (scho seand him sa amorous, grew proud).
b. Fond of something.1456 Hay II. 33 (knychtis of pes and concorde amorouse).
2. Pertaining or relating to, expressive of, love.a1500 Henr. Fab. 2833 (of cheir rycht amorous); Id. Test. Cress. 503 (the sweit visage and amorous blenking of fair Cresseid). c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 77 (on thé fresche Wenus keist hir amourouse E). 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 196 (amorus lays). 1535 Stewart 1041 (the ȝoung virgeins with blenkis amorus). c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 23 (sum wryte of deidis amorous). 1611-57 Mure Dido 524 (a groave of amrows myrtles).
