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procuress

[proh-kyoor-is, pruh-] / proʊˈkyʊər ɪs, prə- /
NOUN
madam
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The cases of the gambler and the procuress did not excite Atlantic County interest as examples of routine viciousness, but as the first definite results of an unusually elaborate crusade conducted by a newspaper.

From Time Magazine Archive

A parasite and procuress are standing characters in all.

From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John

The divine art is a soulless procuress; she takes your youth, your beauty and your virtue.

From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous

The old procuress bowed to the ground as he went by, but he took no notice of her.

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

Such writers do not understand that nothing does or can exist except the ideal; nor is their art-philosophy other than "procuress to the lords of hell."

From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil




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