Middle English Dictionary Entry
curve adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | curve adj. |
| Etymology | OF corvé, curvé. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Curved.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)141b/a : A bone or..awne þat ar infixed in þe þrote..with curue [*Ch.(2): croked; L curuis] tenaculez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)146b/a : A curue cauterie.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)78b/b : Þo [instruments]…he calleþ ciryngathoma, bycopez, curue [Ch.(2): croked; L curuos], suple, & obtuse.
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