Middle English Dictionary Entry
crispitūde n.
Entry Info
| Forms | crispitūde n. |
| Etymology | ML crispitūdō |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Crinkliness, roughness of the skin.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)111a/a : [Equiuoca signe of lepre] 9a. crispitude i. crispe of þe skyn of..hem to þe aier to þe maner of a gander yplukked.