Middle English Dictionary Entry
dracọ̄nitīdis n.
Entry Info
Forms | dracọ̄nitīdis n. |
Etymology | ML dracōntītis, cp. CL dracōnītis; ult. Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A precious stone.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33)85 : Draconitidis is a stone, & it is in a dragones hed. Some men clepen him escarbuncle.