‖ grande amoureuse
(grɑ̃damur{obar}z)
[Fr.]
A woman of passion; a woman skilled in the arts of love.
| 1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves v. i. 341 She found herself..playing the part of the grande amoureuse. 1937 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Oct. 796/3 She [sc. Pepita] became a very popular dancer at other European capitals and, obviously, a grande amoureuse. 1966 G. Greene Comedians i. iii. 82 She could have played the grande amoureuse with the English tourist. 1967 Times 23 Oct. 6/4 Kedrova [a Russian actress] is yet another version of the grande amoureuse—..who weeps for her Cherry Orchard—..and for her worthless lover. |