Middle English Dictionary Entry
pūretǒur n.
Entry Info
Forms | pūretǒur n. Also pureter. |
Etymology | Cp. F dialect puret purulent pustule. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Suppuration, festering, purulence.
Associated quotations
- ?c1450 Iff a man (Add 17866)740 : Fumiter..dryues away all puretours And distroies veneme & wycked humours.
- ?c1450 Iff a man (Add 17866)886 : Sumtyme defhed will be tyde If a man haue eres wyde; Pureter wil þer in waxe thyke And make þe heryng defe & wyke.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. pureture.