Middle English Dictionary Entry
motī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | motī n. Also mōtẹ̄, motei, (error) motif. |
| Etymology | ?From mōt n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An earth (perh. similar to ochre) used as a pigment; ?a pigment which, when applied, has a speckled or spotted appearance.
Associated quotations
- (1353) *Pipe Roll (PRO) 32 Edw.III m.36 [OD col.] : In xxx lb. de vermylone, di. lb. de orpyment, cxiiij lb. de moti.
- (1353) in Salzman Building in Engl.159 : [3 dozen (?pounds) of earth called] mote.
- (1426-7) Rec.St.Mary at Hill66 : Also for vj dischis cole & xij lb. moty, x d.
- (1431-4) Acc.St.Michael Oxf.in OAST 7830 : Pro motyf empt. ad pingendum trabem in dicta capelle.
- (1446-7) in Willis & C.Cambridge 1395 : Et in empcione x dd. motey pro superornacione caminorum de le Almeshous: iij s. iiij d.