Middle English Dictionary Entry
pedīcule n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pedīcule n. Also pedicle. |
| Etymology | L pedīculus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A louse; ~ of the elefaunt, the fruit of the marking nut tree (Semecarpus anacardium).
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)115b/a : Of pediclez, i. lyez, and Cirones, i. hondwermez, and her liche þinges.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)120b/b : To tineam folweth multiplicacioun of pediculez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)149b/b : Oþer..prouokeþ vrine denied..puttyng in a pedicule [Ch.(2): louse; L pediculum] or a syndriam in þe hole of þe ȝerde.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)177a/a : Anarcardus is þe pedicule, i. lous of þe Elephant..it is vlceratif.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)83/29 : Auripigment is called comonly ortment, whos puluer vseþ falconerez agaynz pediclez of þaire falconez.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. pedicule.