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ceint (n.) Also seint, sain(t, sent.
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OF (fromL cinctum).]
(a) A girdle, sash; fig., ~ of virginite; (b) a band or stripe.
(a)
(c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert) A.329: He rood..in a medlee coote, Girt with a ceynt [vrr. seint, sent] of silk. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil.(Manly-Rickert) A.3235: A ceynt she wered, barred al of silk. (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3) 4.857: A Ceinte of Selk..Sche knette. c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10) 589: Wyth ryche cotearmure..Gurde wyth a bront ful sure, With silk sayn vmbe his syde. a1425(c1300) Assump.Virg.(1) (Add 10036) 133/793: A-bowte hure myddel a seynt sche sou3t..He toke þer þe gurdel in his honde. a1425(?c1375) NHom.(3) Leg.(Hrl 4196) 473: A saynt of silk þan toke scho sone, Þat was obut hir medel done. (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221) 451: Seynt or cors of a gyrdylle: Textum. c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4) 616/18: Textum, i. semicinctorium: a seynt. a1475 Asneth (Hnt EL 26.A.13) 438: Do on..Þi lynnen robe..& gird the with þe double ceynt of þi virginite. a1500(1413) *Pilgr.Soul (Eg 615) 5.9.93a: Thre spirites..were clothed..with reed blody purpill, girt with saintes of gold.
(b)
a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33) p.86: Elitropia is a ston..& he is cebled with red seyinctes.
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