Middle English Dictionary Entry
peint(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | peint(e n. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Only in cpds.: ~ maker, one who makes and mixes pigments; ~ seld, a paint shop.
Associated quotations
- (1290-1) Will Court Hust.(Gldh)1.95 : [Annual rent of a seld called] Peinteselde.
- (1454-5) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15160 : Item, of John peyntmaker, xij d.