Obs. [Sp. and It. amoroso a lover:—L. amōrōs-um: see AMOROUS.] A lover, a gallant.
1616. Rich Cabinet (Wright). Though his wives amoroso have been at home all day.
1654. Gayton, Festiv. Notes, III. ii. 72. This slut recites the dream false, and in her owne person, when it was her Amorosos.
1706. Phillips, Amoroso (It.), an Amorous Man, a Lover, a Gallant, a Spark.
