Middle English Dictionary Entry
cāven v.
Entry Info
| Forms | cāven v. |
| Etymology | L cavāre |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To hollow (sth.) out; (b) caved, concave or curved (instrument).
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)72a/b : To holow or caue [L cauare] the broken bone.
- a1500(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Stw 952(1))16759 : In kavyd stones..an yrchoun to haue his Reffuge ther-Inne.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.111 : A littel chaumbre men fynde..Caved in a stone above.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)174b/a : Haue he instrumentez apte þer to, rasour & huke grosse & caued [*Ch.(2): holow; L cauatum].