Middle English Dictionary Entry
inwīnd n.
Entry Info
| Forms | inwīnd n. |
| Etymology | From in- pref.(1) & wīnd n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Foreign matter enclosed unlawfully within a fleece of wool.
Associated quotations
- (1429) RParl.4.360b : Yat no manere Wolle pakker, ne make withynne ye saide Roiaume but gode and due pakkyng, ne yat no man make noon inwynde withynne ye flese, att ye wyndyng of his Wolle.
- (1429) Statutes Realm2.256 : Ne qe nully face null Inwynde deins la tesone des lains a lenrollement de ses lains.