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teinture (c.1170)

teinture (c.1170)

tainture;  tenture,  teyntur,  teynture  
  FEW:  tinctura 13/i,338b Gdf: GdfC:  teinture 10,747b TL: teinture 10,154 DEAF:  teinture  DMF:  teinture  TLF:  teinture  OED:  tainture n.  MED: DMLBS:  tinctura 3442a

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1occupationtextilecolour(the process of) dyeing, colouring cloth, wool, etc.
( c.1170; MS: s.xiii1 ) La diverse teinture (=of wool) nurrad tut ensement  Brut Harley3 153.311
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 ) Pernez leyne neyre et pure e saunz teynture  Lapid 282.xxvi.5
( MS: s.xiii1 ) tinctura granee: (D) teinture de greine (var. (J: s.xiii1) tainture de grain )  Gloss Nequam1 250.73
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Iberie si est une region en Asie pres de Armenie. Si i ad une manere de herbe ke vaut a tainture  Liv Regions 29
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Autre (=treatment for lice) vus en resai mostrer: O lene teile deit eschaufer Dunt l’enmailluet a dreiture, Iscerunt tuit a la teinture  A-N Falconry 51.216
2colourcolouring, stain
( 1309; MS: s.xvi2 ) Si dessendi adonkes le heretage a son punez fitz Uter le Fort, qe long temps aprés luy feut doné teu noun, Uterpendragon, pour la neir tenture q'il out ressu du dragoun serpent, qi ly out feru sur la joue destre quaunt il se combatie a cel avantdit dragoun  Petit Bruit 11.28
fig.taint, sullying
( MS: s.xiii2 ) luto: teynture  TLL ii 22
3colourcolour, paint
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Chescons conrei [...] Aveit une jalne baniere Od penuncel d’autre teinture  ambroise 6569
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 ) En escu sunt treis choses, c'est asaver lui fuist e li quir e la teinture  Ancren2 144.8
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2 ) Aoroselsabakhin: manere de rouge teinture  Gloss Arab 394.405
cosmet.colourcolour, cosmetic preparation for the face
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 ) Ne metez teinture sur vostre face, kar ele devendra fruncheuse  Orn Dames 453

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See also:

teindre1  teint1  teinterie  teintur  teinturer1  teinturer2  tincture 
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