Middle English Dictionary Entry
pesse n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pesse n. |
| Etymology | ?Shortened form of pessāri(e n.; ?L pessum, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Some kind of dressing for the eye.
Associated quotations
- (1464) Acc.Howard in RC 57280 : Put it in a fayr clothe and wrynge owt the watyr therof into a pesse and put it to the sore yhe and it shall make it hole.