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blavus

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Searchable Lemmata: blavus (L).
Alternate Forms: blauus, blavius, blefus, blevius, blovius.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a(n.) Dye; blue (cf. L blodius, bludus, bluettus).(ante 700 - ante 1450)
1. Luteus color rubicundus, quod est croceus. Nam crocum lutei coloris est, ut (Virg. Ecl. 4,44): Croceo mutavit vellera luto. Menum [quod sit colore nigro; Graeci enim MELAN nigrum dicunt]. Masticinum [quod colorem masticis habeat]. Blatteum. Blavum. Mesticium. [DOE ISID. Etym. (19,28,8)]
2. Blauum color est uestis bleo. [DOE HlGl (Oliphant) (029000 (B474))]
3. accipe pannum lineum blavum Medical. [DMLBS GILB. (V 232 v. 1) ante 1250]
4. color indicus sive venetus est color blavius Gloss. [DMLBS BART. ANGL. (XIX 21b) ante 1250]
5. burneta blavum habet florem ut edera terrestris Gloss, Medical. [DMLBS SB (13) 1300/1399]
6. quod corpus nostrum in velveto vel sathanae *blanio, more regio, vestiatur (Test. Regis) ... ordinamus quod de omnibus jocalibus nostris residuis, viz. circulis, nochiis et aliis jocalibus quisbuscunque, preficiatur nova fabrica navis ecclesie Accounts. [DMLBS Foed. (VIII 76) 1399]
7. in tunicis ... de eodem colore, scilicet de persico vel blavio Accounts. [DMLBS Reg. Brechin (I 48) 1429]
c.f.: blue
L.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
1b(n.) Decoration; azure (in heraldry).(circa 1430)
1. arma terribilia, ... serpentem blavium hominem rubium ... devorantem in campo albo Historic. [DMLBS AD. USK (75) ante 1430]
c.f.: azure
L.
Sex: Male, Female, Infant    Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: N/A.
2(n.) Textile; blue cloth. Cf. blue.(circa 1200 - 1300 ?)
1. pro lxxviij ulnis de viridi et de blefo ... ad opus venatorum nostrorum Accounts. [DMLBS Cl (97c) 1207]
2. quod ... emat ... ad opus Isabelle sororis regis tunicam, supertunicam et pallium de blevio de Ipra Accounts. [DMLBS Cl (5b) 1231]
3. robam integram de bono blavio Accounts. [DMLBS Cl (375) 1245]
L.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Cf. Old French bleu, blou, from Frankish blao; also cf. L blodius*, bludus*, etc.
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