Middle English Dictionary Entry
tenue adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | tenue adj. |
| Etymology | OF tenüe & L tenuis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)107b/a : Gouernaunce forsoþ curatif [of gout]..is in þe life, þat it be tenue, i. þynne [Ch.(2): þenne or smalle; L tenuis].