Middle English Dictionary Entry
polīt(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | polīt(e adj. |
| Etymology | From L polītus, ppl. of polīre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Polished, burnished; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)197b/a : Berill is..yliche in grene colour to Smaragde but it is wiþ palenesse and polit.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.50 : The Arche withinne & without was hiled with golde polyt.
b
- (1263) Close R.Hen.III260 : Robertus Polyte.
- (1313) Let.Bk.Lond.B (Gldh LetBk B)22 : William Polyt.