Middle English Dictionary Entry
pūrulente adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | pūrulente adj. |
| Etymology | L pūrulentus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pus-colored.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)81b/a : More ouer in euel vlcerez when þer is associate þe colour of þe body as white, purulente [Ch.(2): quittry colour; L purulentus], or citrine, it is signified þat þe lyuer & þe blode of it ar corrupt.