Middle English Dictionary Entry
caprinōse adj.
Entry Info
Forms | caprinōse adj. |
Etymology | ML caprīnōsus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Goat-like; of vapor: stinking.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)15a/a : One parte goþ to þe pulmon..bering þe caprinose [*Ch.(2): stynkynge; Ch.(3): caprinous] vapoures to þe pulmon And bringyng yn aier to the selfe herte.