Middle English Dictionary Entry
tī̆ke n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | tī̆ke n.(2) Also tikke, tek; pl. (error) tylkes. |
| Etymology | MDu. tīke & (for form in -e-) MDu., MLG tēke & ML tēca (var. of L thēca). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A case or cover for a pillow or bedding; (b) the material for making such a case.
Associated quotations
a
- (1420-21) in Gras Eng.Cust.Syst.501 : De Godfrey Coleyn pro i sacco cum i tek lini, pr. xiii s. iiii d.
- (1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57362 : My mastyr paid to the said Copeman for iij tylkes [read: tykkes] and bolsteres to the same fore federbeddes..xl s.
- (1480) Wardrobe Acc.Edw.IV in Nicolas PPExp.118 : To Lisbet Ketiller for a grete tikke, xxxij s.
b
- (1466-7) Acc.Howard in RC 57390 : My mastyr paid hym for iij yerdes of tyke and a quarter, pryse the yerde, xij d.