bordel
[ bawr-dl ]
nounArchaic.
a brothel.
Origin of bordel
11275–1325; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to borde wooden hut (<Germanic; akin to board) + -el<Latin -ellus diminutive suffix
Words Nearby bordel
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How to use bordel in a sentence
It sounded as naked as a cornet solo, this familiar appellation of the bordel.
Painted Veils | James HunekerTheir proper establishments are known by a great variety of appellations, the old word bordel being now considered gross.
Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 | William WaltonAnd Daria was brought to the bordel, but a lion that was in the amphitheatre came and kept the door of the bordel.
The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria | Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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