lorette

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lorette¹

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From French lorette.

noun lorettes

  1. dated A woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris. Wife or mistress, lorette or lady, there is but one fate for us!

Lorette²

proper noun

  1. A female given name, variant of Loretta. Mrs. Reese’s daughters, Geraldine, 2, and Lorette, 6 months, were reported to be in serious condition at the hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation.

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@misc{lorette_2026,
  title = {lorette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lorette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}