Middle English Dictionary Entry
decorātī̆f adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | decorātī̆f adj. Pl. -tives. |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. & surg. Designed to remove or cover up blemishes, beautifying.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)124b/a : He [Galen] put difference atuyx comatic & decoratif partie [L decorativam partem] of medicyne..ffor whi þof al decoratif [*Ch.(2): medecyne þat makeþ faire] be leful, comatic forsoþ is not leful bot for cause or grace of honeste.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)177a/a : We vse it [argentum viuum] in vnguentez decoratiuez i. making faire.