murex
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Searchable Lemmata: murex (L).
Alternate Forms: mirex, mure, murice, murices, muricis, myrice.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Dye;
[from the shellfish:] a dye-stuff, producing a deep red or purple colour. Also, dye-stuff producing a red colour (no longer confined to murex purple); made from vermiculum.(circa 800 - circa 1000)
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
1b(n.)
Dye;
Tyrian purple, royal purple, the dark-red or purple dye made from the shellfish of the same name, used for garments of higher status; a purple or deep red colour (generally). Also used fig.(circa 800 - circa 1080)
4. hic purpura, punico, murice et Sidoniis conchiliis imbuta, coccusque bis tinctus auro intexitur ... sed subtracta sibi vincens amor omnia Chrisit / excutit accessu, lubrica pensa manu
Biblical/Hagiographic, Poetic.
[DMLBS GOSC. (Edith 69) circa 1080]
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2(n.)
Textile;
a purple cloth.(circa 1150)
2. non caro luxuriat lecto, non murice lectus, / non pulvinari facies, non sindone pustus: / pro lecto lectica datur, pro murice murus, / por pulvinari pulvis, pro sindone saccus
Biblical/Hagiographic, Poetic.
[DMLBS H. AVR. (Hugh 287, 289)]
Sex: N/A Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Classical L, from Greek.
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