Middle English Dictionary Entry
citronāde n.
Entry Info
| Forms | citronāde n. Also zit-, sid-, citrinade, sitrenade. |
| Etymology | OF (from It.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Candied citron or orange peel; (b) a cosmetic containing citron juice.
Associated quotations
a
- (1391) Acc.Exped.Der.in Camd.n.s.5219/8 : Clerico speciarie..pynenade..carawey..cytronade.
- (1393) Acc.Exped.Der.in Camd.n.s.52219/17 : Pro ij lb. de zitronade, lvj s.
- (1393) Acc.Exped.Der.in Camd.n.s.52228/25 : Pro j pot de sitronade.
- (1421) in Gras Eng.Cust.Syst.514 : vii ollis sitrenade.
b
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.6573 : That ther colour outward appeire nouht With wynd or sonne..thei [women] vse citrynade [rime: fade].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1484 Burg.Pest.(1) (Trin-C R.14.52)585/144 : Thei that bien sangwyne or colric shuln take no triacle in hote weder, but lete theym vse pomegarnettis and pome d'oranges or pomes citrinis condutes or citronade or triasandis.
Note: Additional quot., sense (a), or ?new sense ('citron juice').