lewd person

lewd person
One who is lawless, bad, vicious, unchaste, indecent, obscene, lascivious. State v. Harlowe, 174 Wash. 227, 24 P.2d 601

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  • Bawd — Bawd, n. [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf. {Bold}, {Bawdry}.] A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bawd — noun /bɔd/ a) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; b) A lewd person …   Wiktionary

  • ὀχευτάς — ὀχευτά̱ς , ὀχευτής lewd person masc acc pl ὀχευτά̱ς , ὀχευτής lewd person masc nom sg (epic doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Lewdster — Lewd ster ( st[ e]r), n. A lewd person. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Newton Arvin — Born Frederick Newton Arvin August 25, 1900(1900 08 25) Valparaiso, Indiana Died March 23, 1963(1963 03 23) Northampton, Massachusetts Resting place Union Street/Old City Cemetery, Porter County, Indiana …   Wikipedia

  • bawd — a complicated word of uncertain history. First attested late 15c., lewd person (of either sex; since c.1700 applied only to women), probably from baude strote procurer of prostitutes (mid 14c.), which may be from M.E. bawde (adj.) merry, joyous,… …   Etymology dictionary

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