English Explanatory Dictionary

painted lady

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.
  2. A painted trillium (Trillium undulatum), a forest wildflower of North America.
  3. A flower of the pea family (Gompholobium scabrum), native to southwestern Australia.
  4. A prostitute (in reference to their use of makeup).
  5. A Victorian house repainted with vibrant colors to accentuate the architectural design, especially in San Francisco, California.
  6. A sea snail (Phasianella australis).

Pronunciation

En-au-painted lady.ogg

Word forms

painted lady painted ladies

Synonyms

cosmopolite abandons alley cat almah bangtail Bankside lady bargirl bat beotch blouze blowen blowsabella brass nail brasser brass broad business girl calico queen callet cat chippy chromo coaster cockatrice cocotte comfort girl comfort woman commoner Covent Garden nun creature of the night croshabell daughter of joy dollymop doxy drab Dutch widow escort fille de joie flap floozie fornicatrix frail sister Fulham virgin gamester gay lady geebag gillian gill girl rented overnight good-time girl GRO hackney harlot Haymarket ware hireling 'ho hoer hoe hook hooker
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