| Word | strumpet |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. (dated) A promiscuous woman, a whore. |
| Sentence | That evening Zosimos had arranged to meet the basileus to make him speak with the dead and not with strumpets. |
| Source | Baudolino, Umberto Eco, p.247 |
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