fornicate
Meanings
Verb
- have sex without being married
- To engage in fornication.
Adj
- Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin fornicātus, perfect passive participle to fornicor, from fornix (“arch, vault; brothel”). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways.
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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