Middle English Dictionary Entry
crosselet n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | crosselet n.(2) Also croselet, croslet(te; creslet, cres(s)elet, criselit, croislet. |
| Etymology | From AF crosel, vr. of croisuel lamp, crucible. Perh. confused with crosselet n.(1). Variants of crosse- show that it was associated with ME cros & crois. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Alch. A crucible.
Associated quotations
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY.(Manly-Rickert)G.793 : Yet wol I telle hem..Oure vrynals..Violes, crosletz [vrr. crosletis, crescellettes, creseletes, cresletes, criselites], and sublymatories.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY.(Manly-Rickert)G.1147 : This chanoun in to the crosselet [vrr. croslet, croslette, croselett] caste A poudre.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY.(Manly-Rickert)G.1153 : This chanoun..bad hym hye The coles for to couchen al aboue The crosselet [vrr. crosselette, cresselet, croislet].