Middle English Dictionary Entry
almurī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | almurī n. |
| Etymology | ML, from Ar. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A pointer on the rete of the astrolabe.
Associated quotations
- c1400 *Chaucer Astr.(Brussels 4869)1.21.84a : Thyn almurye is clepid the denticle of capricorn or ellis the calkuler. This same almurie sitteth fix in the heued of Capricorne.
- c1400 *Chaucer Astr.(Brussels 4869)2.5.86b : Wayte where as thyn almurye toucheth the bordure.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1484 Treat.Sphere (Trin-C R.14.52)635/342 : Ye shal take an almury, that is to say, a perforate margarite or perle or sum other thyng like.
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