Middle English Dictionary Entry
pikel-foue n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pikel-foue n. |
| Etymology | From pikel n. & fou adj. & n.; also see MnE dial. fawn-peckles. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A blemished condition of the skin.
Associated quotations
- ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes (Stockh 10.90)94/13 : And þat is good for þe gowte, and for to makyn whyt a mannys face, and for to don awey pykylfowe.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. pickle fowe.