Middle English Dictionary Entry
femorāl(le n.
Entry Info
| Forms | femorāl(le n. Also femorail. |
| Etymology | ML femorāle (from L femur thigh.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A garment for the legs.
Associated quotations
- c1450 De CMulieribus (Add 10304)393 : Femorals also of new inuencyon She vsyde, that noon shulde vndirstonde Hyr sex naturall.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)11.899 (v.1:p.130) : His femorails were also of hayre hangyng doun to his knees and therabouen a monkis habite, that is to seyn a stamyn and a cowel.
- c1525 Rule & T.St.Francis(2) (Fst D.4)66 : They shall graunt to them the clothyng of probation..ij cootis withoute a hode, a corde, a femoralle.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. femorals (pl.).