paphian
[noun]
Synonyms: harlot, blowen, courtesan, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, fancy woman, hetaera, kept woman, whore

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Paphian noun & adjective. ['peɪfɪǝn] L16.
[from Latin Paphius adjective, from Paphos (see below): see -AN.]
A. noun.
1. A prostitute. literary. L16.

2. A native or inhabitant of Paphos, a Cypriot city formerly sacred to Aphrodite or Venus. E20.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Paphos; transf. (literary) of or pertaining to (esp. illicit) sexual love. E17.

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