Middle English Dictionary Entry
rille n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rille n. |
| Etymology | ?AL rella, var. of ralla. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. rail n.
1.
A kind of thin cloth; ?a shaving cloth [cp. raster-cloth, s.v. raster n.].
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)434 : Rylle, thynne clothe: Ralla.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)491 : Thynne clothe, that ys clepyd a rylle: Ralla.