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carentivilla

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Searchable Lemmata: carentivilla (L).
Alternate Forms: carentinilla, carentinillas, carentinille, carentinillum, carentivillas, carentivillo, carentivillum, carentivillus.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Textile; canvas.(1100 - 1450)
1. [99] ... carentivillo [gl.: canevaz] tergum [equi] sit coopertum, postmodum sudario ... vel panello ... [100] ... coopertorium de viridi sagio ... muniatur, si forte desit purpura vel catumvolatile Gloss. [DMLBS NECKAM (Ut. 99-100) post 1100]
2. canvas, cloth *carentinilla, ... canabus Gloss. [DMLBS PP (carentinilla) 1440]
c.f.: canvas
L.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Unknown. Forms with -n- (rather than -v-) are classed as presumed or 'as read' by the DMLBS (Fasc. II, 282; Latham, 1980).
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