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depeindre (s.xii1/4)
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depeindre (s.xii1/4)

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depaindre,  depeinter; 
p.p. depaint,  depeinte,  depeinté  (depeintte)  
  FEW:  pingere 8,524b Gdf:  depeindre 2,513a GdfC:  depeindre 9,305c TL: depeindre 2,1414 DEAF:  peindre (depeindre)  DMF:  dépeindre 1  TLF:  dépeindre  OED:  depaint v.  MED:  depeinten v.  DMLBS:  depingere 617b

v.trans.

1to paint, depict: 
( s.xii1/4; MS: c.1120 ) ampur iço que l'ancienetiet nient senz raisun cumandat les hystories estra depaint es honurables lius des sainz [...]  S Greg Lett 299
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  en son escu out depeint un lioun  Boeve 564
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  [L]es desiples Ypocras le sage depaintent une ymage semblable a Ypocras en parchemin  Waterford busby 323.S157.1
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le cunditz en Chepe fuit depaynte de diverses colours  Anon Chr1 108.18
( c.1400 )  [...] od estiele dorré depainte  SAMPS2 (H2) 11v
2to depict, describe: 
( MS: s.xivm )  altres vertues de evesqe, le quel il depeinta in [sic] bref parole (Latin: quem brevi sermone depinxit)  S Jer 1va

p.p. as a.

painted, depicted: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Virent les ymages depeintes De sinople et de asur teintes De seinz [...]  Mir N-D 233.51
( 1397 )  .iij. tablettes, chescun de .iij. foils depeintez de diverses ymages  Gloucester Inventory 297
Chambre Depeinte
archit.toponymPainted Chamber, room in the Palace of Westminster used for official meetings, state ceremonies etc.: 
( 1333 )  Et ensi estoit mesme l'adjournement fait et crie overtement en la Chaumbre Depeintte  Rot Parl1 ii 71
( 1343 )  assembler en la Chaumbre Depeynte  Rot Parl1 ii 136

See also:

peindre1 
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