Middle English Dictionary Entry
expressiǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | expressiǒun n. |
| Etymology | L expressiōn-em. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The act of putting (something) into words; maken expressioun of, to tell or relate.
Associated quotations
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)283 : If a man wolde seie, 'Y ȝeue to thee a peny forto spende it at the wijn', the expressioun of his entent lettith not but that he ȝeueth the peny.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)2 : Elde bokes whech make more expression of thoo stories that fel fro the creacion of Adam onto the general Flod.
2.
Med. The act of pressing out.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)87b/b : One [treatment for cancer] is done with inscisioun & expression & cauterizatioun.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)167a/a : Oile is..made..bi expressioun, as oile of oliuez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)178b/a : Oleum muscellinum..is made by expressioun of Som grayne.