mafors
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Searchable Lemmata: mafors (L) ? mafora.
Alternate Forms: maforae, maforte, mafortem, mafortibus, mauorte, mavortem.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Garment;
headress or veil.(ante 700 - ante 1100)
1. Stola matronale operimentum, quod cooperto capite et scapula a dextro latere in laevum humerum mittitur: stola autem Graece vocatur quod superemittatur. Idem et ricinium Latino nomine appellatum eo quod dimidia eius pars retro reicitur; quod vulgo mavortem dicunt. Vocatum autem mavortem quasi Martem; signum enim maritalis dignitatis et potestatis in eo est. Caput enim mulieris vir est; inde et super caput mulieris est.
[DOE ISID. Etym. (19,25,3-4) ante 700]
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
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2(n.)
Garment;
especially in glossarial contexts, equated with women's upper body garments or mantles in general.(ante 1100)
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
3(n.)
Accessory;
in one glossary, defined as a pouch, bag, purse, etc.(circa 1150 - circa 1175)
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Post-classical Latin mafors < from Hebrew ma'aforet; cf. Greek μαΦόρτης, and μαφόριον, the veil depicted as being worn by Mary in Byzantine iconography.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
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