amatorial, a.
(æməˈtɔərɪəl)
[f. L. amātōri-us pertaining to a lover + -al1.]
1. Of or pertaining to a lover, or to love-making.
| 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos (1876) 66 The fourth and last by Venus governed, Is called the Fury amatoriall. 1774 T. Warton Eng. Poetry (1840) I. Diss. ii. 118 Epigrams, amatorial verses, and poems. 1829 Jesse Jrnl. Naturalist 271 Various amatorial and caressing language. 1841 D'Israeli Amen. Lit. (1859) I. 308 The amatorial poet even designates the spots hallowed by his passion. |
2. Epithet of the oblique muscles of the eyes, ‘which give them a cast sideways, and assist in that particular look by some called ogling.’ Chambers Cycl. 1751.