What does out-paramour mean?
Out-paramour means (archaic) To exceed in the number of romantic affairs..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(archaic) To exceed in the number of romantic affairs..
So when some wild deceiving boy / Assaults th' unspotted virgin, / At first the lass is very coy, / And long resists his urging. / But after she is fairly won, / And the foul deed is over, / The wanton gypsy, not half done, / Out-paramours her lover.
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Out-paramour means (archaic) To exceed in the number of romantic affairs..
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So when some wild deceiving boy / Assaults th' unspotted virgin, / At first the lass is very coy, / And long resists his urging. / But after she is fairly won, / And the foul deed is over, / The wanton gypsy, not half done, / Out-paramours her lover.
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