Middle English Dictionary Entry
tentur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tentur n. |
| Etymology | From tent(e n.(3). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. A roll of some soft substance, medicated and placed in an orifice of the body.
Associated quotations
- c1465(?1373) *Lelamour Macer (Sln 5)82a : Make a tentur of woll and wete hit in that lecour and put hit in womanys shappe and hit castith oute abortife.