bordel

[ bawr-dl ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a brothel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bordel¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to borde wooden hut (< Germanic; akin to board ) + -el < Latin -ellus diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

It sounded as naked as a cornet solo, this familiar appellation of the bordel.

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Their proper establishments are known by a great variety of appellations, the old word bordel being now considered gross.

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And Daria was brought to the bordel, but a lion that was in the amphitheatre came and kept the door of the bordel.

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