Middle English Dictionary Entry
pīneāt adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | pīneāt adj. Also piniat & (error) punat. |
| Etymology | ML pīneātus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of the shape of a pine-cone.
Associated quotations
- ?a1450 Lanfranc (Add 12056)113/33 : Þe myddel part of þe brayn ys lasse þen eny of þe oþere two partyes, & here forme ys pyneat [Ashm: punat, read: piniat; L pineatam], brod towarde þe furþere syde of þe hed and scharpere towarde þe hyndor syde.