{Literary demimonde}, writers of the lowest kind. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Demimonde — Dem i*monde , n. [F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus.] Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps. [1913 Webster] {Literary demimonde}, writers of the lowest kind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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