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curtus

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Searchable Lemmata: curtus (L).
Alternate Forms: curtos, curtis, cortis.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a(n.) Textile; in cloth and clothing contexts, short-cloth (coming from the adj. meaning 'short, truncated,' etc.). Cf. AF court.(1410 - post 1500)
1. duos pannos curtos de westblanket Accounts. (also DMLBS KRMem) [DMLBS Bronnen (875) 1410]
2. pro iij pannis curtis sine grano Accounts. [DMLBS EEC (639) 1446]
3. pro xx pannis lane cortis sine grano Accounts. [DMLBS EEC (662) 1504]
4. item ij curtissi[m]e de serico viridi pro magno altari, quarum una est facta cum vexillis et reliqua remanet Ecclesiastic/Regula. (as a substantive fem. superlative [DMLBS]) [DMLBS Reg. Aberd. (II 138) circa 1400/1499]
c.f.: curticus
L.
Sex: N/A    Use: Secular    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical L curtus ('short', etc.).
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