nymph of the pavé

plural nymphs of the pavé · alternative nymph of the pave · alternative nymph of the pavement

1. obsoleteA female prostitute.

   Though, on the whole, a moral, quiet place – there being only two houses of ill-fame on both sides of the river, and not a "nymph of the pave" to be seen anywhere – yet during the long dark nights of winter, considerable mischief used to be committed by the more reckless of the young […]

   1864, James Paterson, Reminiscences of "Auld Ayr.", Edinburgh, page 23

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   Having made the discovery with about the same attention to secresy, that a nymph of the pavé uses with her lovers, or the boatswain when he pipes to grog, […] Mike O'Grady and his associate returned with merry faces to head-quarters, and reported a surprise of the enemy's camp very practicable.

   1842 Nov, “The Hunchback”, in The Southern Literary Messenger

   Synonyms: nymph of darkness