Middle English Dictionary Entry
pomel adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | pomel adj. |
| Etymology | From pomelē adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Dappled; ~ grei (gris).
Associated quotations
- c1415 Chaucer CT.CY.(Lnsd 851)G.559 : His Hakenay þat was al pomel gris So swete þat it wonder was to see.
- c1425 Chaucer CT.Prol.(Petw 7)A.616 : This Reue satte vpon a wel good stot That was al pomel [Heng: Pomely] grey.
- a1500 Parton.(1) (Add 35288)6852 : A fayre palfray with hym he ledde..This palfray was pomell gray.