light-o'-loveとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

light-o'-love (複数形 lights-o'-love)

1. An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters.
   • c. 1590–1591, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, かつ the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     Best sing it to the tune of light o' love.

2. (by extension) A flirtatious or wanton woman.
   • 1626 February 13 (licensing date)​, Francis Beaumont; John Fletcher, “The Noble Gentleman”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, OCLC 3083972, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, かつ the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     You light-o'-love, a word or two.