Middle English Dictionary Entry
lenticle n.
Entry Info
| Forms | lenticle n. |
| Etymology | L lenticula |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Lentil; also, that which is shaped like a lentil.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)35b/a : Of leguminez, i. gruel, lenticlez is most vile metez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)73a/a : It [an instrument] is in þe fourme of scindi penni wiþ a lenticle in hys scharpenesse.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. lenticle.