Middle English Dictionary Entry
practicāl(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | practicāl(e adj. |
| Etymology | ML practicālis |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Dealing with practical matters, applied.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)3b/b : Þis crafte [surgery] is practicale [Ch.(2): of practique; Ch.(4): practical; L practicalis] & operatiue.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500(1471) *Ripley CAlch.(Ashm 1486)1783 : Yff yu conseyue the the theorycall & praktycall by fygurs & be colours…yu cannot werke in veyne.
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