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purtraiture (s.xii3/4)

The form purtreture is a cross reference to the following entry:

purtraiture (s.xii3/4)

portrature,  portreiture,  portreture,  pourtraiture,  purtreiture,  purtreture,  purturature  (putreture)  
  FEW:  trahere 13,181b Gdf:  portraiture 6,322a GdfC: TL: portraiture 7,1612 DEAF:  traire (portraiture)  DMF:  portraiture  TLF:  portraiture  OED:  portraiture n.  MED:  portraiture n.  DMLBS:  protractura 1234b

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1picture, portrait, pictoral representation
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil enprist l'ensample en une purtraiture (var. (P: c.1310) putreture)  Rom Chev ANTS 7010
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E tute cele parei estoit cuverte de or a riches ovres et a riches purtraitures  Liv Reis1 124
illumination, illustration (in book, manuscript)
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1315-25 )  celi ke la lettre escrist E la purtreture dedeinz (=in this book) fist  Enfances 2002
textual representation
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Pur ço faz en cest escripture De tuit le mund la purtreture  Pet Phil 218
drawing, drafting
( 1402-03 )  Reparacions et paiementz del cuzine. En primes paié a Goldyng carpynter pur portrature del patroun de cuzine et pur soun labour - .vij. s. .iiij. d.  Mch Tayl Accs1 4 Henry IV
( 1418-19 )  .iij. s. .iiij. d. queux mesme William Hunte ad paié pur portreture de lettres  Mch Tayl Accs1 6 Henry V
2art of painting, drawing
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  D'entaille e de purtraiture, D'or e argent brudure Tant fist verais, p[r]opres e beauz  S Edw paris ANTS 1159
3form, likeness, shape
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  De li prent le ciel sa vousure Et l’arc du ciel sa portreture  Ross ANTS 676
( 1396; MS: s.xivex )  Ma dame gentille de pourtraiture En vous j'ay mis toute ma cure et m'amour  Man lang ANTS 40.18

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See also:

purtrait1  purtraire  purtraiur  purtreiter 
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purtreture