Hypertext Webster Gateway: "brothel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brothel \Broth"el\, n. [OE. brothel, brodel, brethel, a
prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. ber['o]?an to ruin,
destroy; cf. AS. bre['o]tan to break, and E. brittle. The
term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel. CF.
{Bordel}.]
A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by
prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
brothel
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse},
{bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of
ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]
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