Middle English Dictionary Entry
molǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | molǒur n. Also molar. |
| Etymology | From mollen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A hand-held stone for grinding pigments or medicinal powders on a grindstone, a muller; ~ ston, a muller.
Associated quotations
- (1361) Doc.York in Sur.Soc.35207 : Gilberto meliorem lapidem pro colore molando cum j molour.
- (1393) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.206 : [4] piers [of] marble [with 8] molours.
- (1404) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100396 : Item..1 petra cum j molour pro pictoribus in manu Henrici pictoris.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)342 : Molowre, gryndynge stone: Mola.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)80/204 : Grynd ech of hem by hem selff on a molare stone and then medle heme al togedyr.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)82 : Tak vij peny wyȝt of verdegrece and grynde hit on a molour.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 StJ-C.B.15 Artist.Recipes (StJ-C B.15) 214/23 : It schal be grounden in a brasyn morter, and sitthen on a molour, and alayȝed with a party of blak, and enewyd and derked with good okere.
- a1525 BodEMus.52 Artist.Recipes (BodEMus 52) 189/24 : Grynde þem 3 upon a molere ston with þe jus of a rede onyone.
Note: Postdates word. New spelling (molere).
- a1400 Roy.17.A.3 Artist.Recipes (Roy 17.A.3) 233/30 : Grynde yt greet in a morter or on a marbil stoon with a moler with lie made of wodde aschen so þat no grauel abide.
Note: New spelling (moler).
- a1500 Sln.963 Artist.Recipes (Sln 963) 241/29 : Ordeyne the a molour and a molour ston, and grynde theron the .iij. maters.
Note: ?Modify '~ ston, a muller' to read '~ ston, slab on which a muller is used'. Cf. OED muller, n.1., compound C2. muller stone n. 'a slab on which ingredients are mullered'.