Middle English Dictionary Entry
superficiā̆ltẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | superficiā̆ltẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | From superficiā̆l adj.; cp. F (16th cent.) superficialité. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Surface, surface area, extent.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)122/6 : May þei gon fro Ierusalem vnto oþer confynyes of the superficialtee of the erthe beȝonde.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)124/14,15 : Oure contree ne Irelond ne Wales..ne ben not in the superficyalte cownted abouen the erthe..For the superficialtee of the erthe is departed in vij parties for the vij planetes, And þo parties ben clept clymates.