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broidering

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Searchable Lemmata: brouding (ME), broudering (ME), browdering (OScots), broiding (MdE), broidering (MdE), byrding (OE).
Alternate Forms: broudryng, browderynge, browdyng, browdynge.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(vn.) Manufacture; decorating with threads; embroidering or decorative weaving.(circa 1385 ?)
1. Ther maistow seen deuysynge ... Of goldsmythrye, of browdyng, and of steel. Poetic, Romance. [MED Chaucer CT.Kn. ((Manly-Rickert) A.2498) circa 1385]
2. [Item pur] browdynge [de lez G] ... Gryffythe Raymaker Accounts. [MED Grocer Lond. ((Kingdon) 137) 1420]
3. The precious stones wiche were on the broudryng of his sengle gowne. Heroic, Romance. [MED Knt.Tour-L. ((Hrl 1764) 168/7) circa 1450]
4. To John Kooke, ffor ffurynge off my lordys longe gowne ... Payd ffor browderynge off a kloke Accounts. [MED Acc.Howard in RC 57 (150) 1462]
5. plumaria byrdinge Gloss. [DOE BrGl 1 (Wright-Wülcker) (0313 (5.12))]
ME, MdE, OScots.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, From the verb broider, browd (ME brouden, etc.) + -ing.
WF: Derivation
Etym Cog:
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