Middle English Dictionary Entry
basē̆n n.
Entry Info
| Forms | basē̆n n. Also baseyn, basyn, bazan. |
| Etymology | OF bazen(n)e, basan(n)e (ult.Ar.); OD basan; most of the quots. may have the French word. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Brown leather made from sheepskin.
Associated quotations
- (c1300) Oak Bk.Sou.in Sou.RS 114 : De j Duzan de Bazan vendu en la vile.
- ?a1325(1303) Liber Cust.Lond.in RS 12.283 : Medlent bazene ove cordewan, et quir de vel ove quir de vache, et chiselent soulers de bazeyne.
- (1395) in Rec.B.Nottingham 1270 : Vendit basyn pro cordewayne, ad deceptionem populi.
- a1400(a1259) Paris Gesta St.Alb.in RS 28.4.pt.1 (Cld E.4)293 : Quae de vili corio, quod vulgariter bazan dicitur, in..cordewan..commutavit.
- (1408) LRed Bk.Bristol2.108 : Nulle maistre..en auaunt mettra al vende Baseyn en lieu de Cordewayn.
- (1439) LRed Bk.Bristol1.233 : De quolibet balo de Cordewan et basen venali vnum denarium.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1400 Trin-C O.9.39 Recipes (Trin-C O.9.39) 12/4,5 : Forto make of white basene a manere of rede leþere whiche men callen rede basene, þe whiche rede bazene serueth for cordewaners and for sadelers.
- a1500 Rwl.C.506 Artist.Recipes (Rwl C.506) 174/13 : To make red basyn of a calue skyn ibarkyd, take .iij. vnce of madyr, and .ij. vnce of vermelon, [etc.].
Note: Cf. OED basan bazan, n. 'Sheep-skin tanned in oak- or larch-bark; distinguished from roan, which is tanned in sumach.' First recorded 1714. Cf. AND bazan, bazeine; baszan.
Note: ?Modify def.