Middle English Dictionary Entry

lid n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) The cover of a pot, basket, coffin, chest, etc.; a lid; ~ of the wesaunt, the uvula, ?the epiglottis; (b) the door or covering of a tomb, the covering of a pit; (c) ~ holt, ?wood for covering masons' molds; (d) the top covering of a pie or pasty, crust; (e) an eyelid; ~ of eie, lides of eien.

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  • a1500 Hnt.HM.64 Artist.Recipes (Hnt HM 64) 277/17 : When thou remouyste vp the ledde a redde smoke will come owte of the vessell.
  • Note: Additional quote, sense (a).
    Note: New spelling.

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Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. lid.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense (a)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. lid of the wosen.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense (e)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. lid of the eye.