Meaning of mollie-house | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C1]
Examples
“In 1726 a raid on mollie-houses in London resulted in twenty places being discovered.”
“After what Kate Little had told him, he had gone to the mollie-house tonight half-convinced that he would find⟳ Lawrence at the root of it all – a desperate and manipulated figure⟳, perhaps, but guilty nonetheless.”
“That was very encouraging, indeed, since the only time Matthias had considered leaving his study⟳ after his. return⟳ to London was to attend⟳ the theater or visit⟳ a mollie-house.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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