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holosericus

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Searchable Lemmata: holosericus (L).
Alternate Forms: elosericis, holosericum, olecericus, ollosericus, oloserica, olosericae, olosericum, olosericus, oloxericis.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a.(adj.) Raw Material; consisting entirely of silk.(ante 700 - post 1450)
1. Serica a serico dicta, vel quod eam Seres primi misurunt. Holoserica tota serica; OLON enim totum. Tramoserica stamine lineo, trama ex serico. Holo(por)phyra tota ex purpura; OLON enim totum. [DOE ISID. Etym. (19,22,14)]
2. Olosericum : ealseolcen. [DOE AntGl 4 (Kindschi) (0774(774))]
3. Olosericis : mid eall seolcenum. [DOE ClGl 1 (Stryker) (4433 (4454))]
4. direxi ad sancti patris vestri Nyniga corpus sagum olosericum Other. [DMLBS ALCUIN (Ep. 273) ante 804]
5. olosericis : of ealseolcenum, sidenum. [DOE AldV 13.1 (Nap) (3168 (3161))]
6. oloscericis: <of><godwebbenum>, Oloserica .i. uestis tota ex serico : of eallseolcenum, ealseolcenum ł sydenum Gloss. [DOE AldV 1 (Goossens) (3054 (3060))]
7. emit insuper pannos olosericos falconibus aureis intextos pro septem capis inde fiendis. sed ... ejus successor cum aurifrigiis et interulis eas ad perfectum plenarie consummavit Historic. [DMLBS Croyl. (Cont. B 515b) circa 1149/1470]
8. [24] ... Barrynge of harneys: Stipacio, constipacio ... [25] ... Barkyn lethyr: Frunio, tanno, tannio ... Barmclothe, or naprun: Limas ... [27] ... Batyldoure [Win: Batyldere] or wasshynge betylle: Feretorium ... Bawdekyn clothe or sylke: Olosericus ... Bawderyke: Strophius. ... Bedclothe, or a rayment for a bed: Lectisternium ... Gloss. [MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 24-27) circa 1440]
9. alle of sylke, olosericus, sericus Gloss. [DMLBS CathA (olosericus, sericus) 1483]
c.f.: godweb
L.
Sex: Male, Female    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
1b(n.) Textile; (as a substantive) a garment, cloth or furnishing made entirely of silk.(circa 700)
1. inter parietes deauratos etiam olosericum fulgebat Other. [DMLBS BEDE (Templ. 770D) ante 735]
2. Elosericis ealgodwebbum Gloss. [DOE ClGl 1 (Stryker) (2132 (2157)) 900/999]
3. ornata est ... civitas tota olosericis et vexillis, coronis et pallis Historic. [DMLBS M. PAR. (Maj. III 336) circa 1236]
4. bawdkyne, cloth of sylk, olecericus Gloss. [DMLBS PP (olecericus) circa 1440]
L.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Late Latin, from Greek όλοσηρικός 'all-silk'.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
Etym Cog:
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