house+of+ill-fame

  • 11keeper of a house of ill fame — keeper of a bawdy house or house of ill fame A person who has control, proprietorship, or management of the house in question. State v. Weston, 235 Iowa 148, 15 N.W.2d 922, 923 See house of ill fame; bawdy house …

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  • 12house of ill fame — whorehouse, brothel …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 13Ill fame — Ill Ill ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical… …

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  • 14ill fame — n. bad reputation house of ill fame a house of prostitution; brothel …

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  • 15house\ of\ ill\ repute — • house of ill fame • house of ill repute n. phr. A bordello; a brothel. At the edge of town there is a house of ill repute run by a Madame who used to be a singer in a bar …

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  • 16house of ill repute — noun a building where prostitutes are available • Syn: ↑whorehouse, ↑brothel, ↑bordello, ↑bagnio, ↑house of prostitution, ↑bawdyhouse, ↑cathouse, ↑sporting house …

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  • 17ill fame — noun the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality • Syn: ↑notoriety • Hypernyms: ↑infamy • Hyponyms: ↑reputation * * * noun Etymology: Middle English …

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  • 18ill fame — Evil repute; notorious bad character. Houses of prostitution, gaming houses, and other such disorderly places are called houses of ill fame, (house of ill fame) and a person who frequents them is a person of ill fame …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19ill fame — Evil repute; notorious bad character. Houses of prostitution, gaming houses, and other such disorderly places are called houses of ill fame, (house of ill fame) and a person who frequents them is a person of ill fame …

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  • 20house of ill repute — a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel. Also called house of ill fame. [1720 30] * * * …

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