Middle English Dictionary Entry
acǒlor adv.
Entry Info
Forms | acǒlor adv. |
Etymology | From on or of colǒur; cp. F sous couleur. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
On pretext, pretending.
Associated quotations
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)49 : And a color of takyng of almis, we chouche [read: couche] a boue our mikil riches.