Middle English Dictionary Entry
polaine n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | polaine n.(2) Also polan, polein, pulein, pulain. |
| Etymology | OF; cp. AF polane & CF poulaine, poulane a pelt from Poland. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The fur or pelt of a squirrel; ~ grei, the fur of a gray squirrel.
Associated quotations
- [ (c1325) Court R.Lond.92 fn. : Polane est esquireux neirs. ]
- (1300) Let.Bk.Lond.C (Gldh LetBk C)79 : [Curriers should not..take..for] stranglin [and] polan..et cujuslibet alterius nigri operis [more than 5 s. 6 d.].
- (1365-6) Doc.in Riley Mem.Lond.331 : [No one of the tawyers shall take more..than..for the thousand of] polan [8 s.].
- (1400) Will York in Sur.Soc.4512 : Pro j kirtill de rubio mixto, fururato cum rubio pulayn.
- (1400) Will York in Sur.Soc.4513 : Pro j supertunica fururata de puleyn gray, cum capucio.
- (1437) Will York in Sur.Soc.3061 : Unam togam nigram furratam de poleyngray.
- (a1451) Will York in Sur.Soc.4598 : j blodia toga ad mulierem, furrata cum poleyn-gray, xx s.