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hurette

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Searchable Lemmata: hurette (AF).
Alternate Forms: hures, huret, huretz, hurez.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Headgear; (little) fur cap. See hure.(ante 1300 - post 1480)
1. [129] ... pilleola: lé petit hurettes (var. petit chapews vel huris) ... calciamenta: chaucemens ... intercutia: rivez, waltez, erivetes, woltes, rivés, walte, les rivez, les erivés ... [130] ... atramentario: anglice blec, gallice neiret .i. blech, anglice blecce, de neyret, neyret, nerete ... pennula: furure ... [131] ... tersorio: tersour, escoveloun, escovelun, tayle Gloss. [AND TLL (ii 129-131) ante 1300]
2. [470] ... ordeignez est & enactez par l’auctorite suisdit qe null maner person ... use a le dit feste ascune Robe appellé gowne ou manteau, sinon y soit de tiel longieur come celluy esteant tout droit covera sez privez membrez & crupez ou nagez ... [473] ... qe null person, hurer, capper ou autre quelconque aprés la dit feste de Pasqe mette ou cause d’estre misez ascuns hurez, bonettes ou cappez doublez ou senglez estre fullez ou condensez au ascun tiel molyn ... sur payn de forfair et perder lez lez huretz (var. lez hures) , bonettes et cappez Legal. [AND Stats (ii 470-473) 1483]
c.f.: hure
AF.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, AF hure (q.v.) 'fur cap' + diminutive suffix. Whether this word denoted a distinct type of cap, or was a byname for hure, is uncertain.
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