Middle English Dictionary Entry
ciment n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ciment n. Also cement, siment, sement, simend, simond. |
| Etymology | OF ciment & ML cementum, cimentum (cp. L caementum rough stone, stone chip). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Any substance, such as mortar, cement, plaster, etc. for binding stones, surfacing walls, etc., which hardens after it has been applied.
Associated quotations
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- c1330 SMChron.(Auch)746 : Þe ston Þat schuld to þe brigge go, & þe siment þat fel þer to.
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)94/1991 : Þe fir fleghȝ vp..And falsed þe siment and þe ston.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)198a/a : Cement is lyme, sond, and water y tempred togidre and y medlid; and such medlyng is most nedeful to ioyne stones togidre.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)204a/a : Stones beþ..y sette togideres wiþ cement and y hiled wiþoute and y planed wiþ cement.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)6167 : A clay hij habbeþ..Stronge so yrne, touȝ so cyment [vr. syment]. Þere-of hij makeþ boures and walle, Þat neuermore ne mowen falle.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Gen.11.3 : Thei hadden tiles for stoons, and towȝ cley for syment [WB(2): morter].
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)13a/b : Cementum: morter..or syment.
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)132/15 : Þe ȝates þat Alysaundre gert stoppe with grete stanes and syment.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)17853 : With sement or with any glewe.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)1.449 : When this siment is maad, hit most insinke Vche hole.
- c1440(?a1375) Abbey HG (Thrn)52/31 : A walle maye not laste withowtten syment.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)43/102 : Þus sall I..sette it with symonde fyne..Thurgh techyng of god maister myne.
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)115/7 : Þe goode syment þat men makeþ wiþ þe walles sariȝyneis, þat no man may breke wiþ pike.
- 1451-1500 Tundale (Wagner)2069 : The symend þat tho stones bande Was of rede gold shynand.
- (1454) Grocer Lond.(Kingdon)337/9 : Item paye for wex and rosyn for syment..iiij d.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)23508 : Founded vpon true entent more stedfastly than is cyment.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.273 : This Fraunce is habundante in white stones whiche is callede white playster, whiche, brente in the fyre and temprede with water, makethe cemente as indissoluble.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)61.3 : Wall that is withouten cyment downput.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.114 : In stede of Cyment oure lord Jhu toke his haly blode, And his precyous body for stones, for oure luf hanged on the rode.
- c1500 Recipe MSS Hast.in HMC (Hnt HU 1051)426 : To mak syment for ston. Tak..j parte of rosyne and a lytille porcyoun of chalke and buele hem on a lent fyre [etc.].