Middle English Dictionary Entry
purpurītes n. & adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | purpurītes n. & adj. Also -ices. |
| Etymology | ML; cp. CL purpuriticus & porphyrītes, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Porphyry; marble ~, a marble resembling porphyry.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)202b/b : And marbul purpurites [L Marmor purpurites] comeþ out of egipt and is rody wiþ punctis among, and haþ þat name purpurites for it is rede as purpur.
- a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33)p.111 : Marble purpurices comeþ owte of egypt, & it is rody with punctes amonge, & it haþe þat name purpurices, for he is red as purpil.