A common prefix in words derived from Latin or French; e.g., probleme, processionarie, progenitour, pronosticacioun, propugnacle, prosperite, provincial (nouns); profounde, prolixe, propicious,……
(a) An esteemed variety of woolen cloth, perh. rather heavy; ?also, a small piece of such cloth [quot.: ?c1475]; double sai, such cloth in two layers; worsted sai, a piece of worsted; (b) a curtain……
(a) The scar of a wound or sore, cicatrix; (b) the scab produced by cautery; (c) a remnant of a morbid tumor or glandular condition, anything morbid that remains when such a condition has been……
(a) A pond, pool; a reservoir; a lake; also in fig. context [quot.: c1400]; stank hed, a dam or similar structure for controlling the water in a pond; stank medwe, a meadow in which there is a pond……
(a) A literary work the subject of which is the hero's fall from prosperity into irremediable adversity; also, a sad, solemn, or edifying story; also person. [quot. a1420, 2nd]; (b) a tormented……
