Middle English Dictionary Entry
caville n.
Entry Info
| Forms | caville n. |
| Etymology | ML |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A surgical wedge or pin.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)72b/b : Wiþ a cauille i. wegge [L cauilla].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)75a/a : If þe suture of þe wonde of þe shuldre nedeþ strength..with cauillus [*Ch.(2): wegges; L cauillis], for gretnes and weght of þe arme.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)103a/b : Be þe bodie streched..wiþ a piller and cauillez i. wegez [L cauillis], or pulhiez or tournez.
2.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)79a/b : Wondez of þe kneez & of þe cauillez [*Ch.(2): anclees; L cauillarum].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)164a/b : In þe cauillez i. anklez of þe fete & of þe handez.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. cavil.