See Also: amour fou(dictionary)
amour(dictionary)
amour(dictionary)
Parfait Amour(dictionary)
amour courtois(dictionary)
amour propre(dictionary)
gage d'amour(dictionary)
L'Amour, Louis(encyclopedia)

empyema (iou) and amour (iou)


empyema (iou)



empyema noun. LME.
[Late Latin from Greek empuema, from empuein suppurate, formed as EM-2 + puon pus.]
Medicine. A condition characterized by an accumulation of pus in a body cavity, esp. the pleural cavity.

amour (iou)



amour noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin amor love, rel. to amare to love.]
Love; affection. Now rare exc. in AMOUR COURTOIS, AMOUR PROPRE. ME.
K. Amis Now and then an ill-printed book, Letters in female hands: the thin Detritus of amour.
In pl. Sexual or romantic love. LME-E18.
A love affair, esp. a secret one. L16.
Dryden Intrigue, that's an old phrase; I have laid that word by: amour sounds better. J. Barth My high-school amours were limited to hot, open-mouthed kisses and much risque conversation.