brothel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: brothel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for brothel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brothel n a building where prostitutes are available [syn: whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brothel \Broth"el\, n. [OE. brothel, brodel, brethel, a prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. ber[a2][?]an to ruin, destroy; cf. AS. bre[a2]tan to break, and E. brittle. The term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel. CF. {Bordel}.] A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.