Middle English Dictionary Entry
boisted ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | boisted ppl. |
| Etymology | From boiste bleeding cup. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cup-shaped.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)156b/a : A ventose forsoþ is a box or boisted instrument wiþ a streite mouþe and a large wombe.