Middle English Dictionary Entry
burler, -ester n.
Entry Info
Forms | burler, -ester n. |
Etymology | From burlen (1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One who mends defects in new cloth, finisher.
Associated quotations
- (1296-7) Acc.Cornw.in RHS ser.3.68205 : De Roberto burlester.
- (1296-7) Acc.Cornw.in RHS ser.3.68208 : De Emma burlester.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)20a : A burler: Extuberarius.