Whore

hor, n. A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, esp. one who does for hire harlot courtesan prostitute; strumpet; wench; concubine, —v. To have unlawful sexual commerce. [ME. hore, Ic. hora, fern, of hoiv, an adulterer, hor, adulter;. D. hoer, OHG. huora, Goth, hors, adulterer, Slavonic kuruva, an adultere prob. L. earns, loving, Skr. charu, beautiful, kan, to love, ka>na, love, desire, kamaga. a lascivious woman.] — Whorlsh, a. Resembling a whore in character or conduct incontinent; lewd; unchaste. — Whore'dom, -dum, n. Practice of unlawful commerce with the other sex fornication lewdne . (Script.) Idolatry.— Whore'master.n. A man who practices lewdne ; a lecher; one who keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp; procurer. -Whore'monger, -munn. A whoremaster; i*Tec her; a man who frequents the society of whores. Whorl, hwerl or hwfirl, (Hot.) An arrangement of a number of leaves, flowers, or other organs, around a stem, in the Whorls. (Bot.) linger or ink, then, boNboN, chair, get. 698 WHORTLEBERRY 678 same plane with each other. (Conch.) A wreath or turn of the spire of a univalve. [S. AS. hweorfa, a spindle, hweorfan, to turn, E. whirl, wharf.]