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pulvillus

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Searchable Lemmata: pulvillus (L), pulvilla (L).
Alternate Forms: pulluillum, puluillo, pulville, pulvilli, pulvillo, pulvillos, pulvillum.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Furnishing; pillow, cushion or bolster. The Latin terms pulvinus (pillow), pulvinar and pulvilnus are glossed interchangebly in Old English.(ante 700 - 1400)
1. Cervicalia autem eo quod ponantur sub cervice vel cubito. Pulvillus dictus a pulvinar, qui est divitum lectus. Culcitae vocatae quod calcentur, id est farciantur, pluma sive tomento, quo molliores calidioresque sint. [DOE ISID. Etym. (19,26,4)]
2. Puluinar lectum diuitum unde pulluillum [DOE CorpGl 2 (Hessels) (654100 (14.866))]
3. pulvillus erat de caprarum pelle consutus ... in lectulo hominis Biblical/Hagiographic. [DMLBS BEDE (Sam. 636) circa 716]
4. isti sunt qui consuunt pulvillos sub omni cubitu Ecclesiastic/Regula. (with ref. to Ezech. 13:18) [DMLBS ALCUIN (Ep. 17) 793]
5. hoc auriculare et hic pulvillus idem, sunt oreiler i pulewar et hoc ceruical . [DOE CollGl 25 (0020 (20))]
6. Deferatur tunc <ab> ipsis diaconibus ante altare et eos accolitus cum puluillo sequatur, super quem sancta crux ponatur heo si boren þænne fram þam diaconum toforan þam weofude & hi taporberend mid pyle folgige ofer þænne seo halige rod beo gesett. [DOE RegCGl (Kornexl) (032800 (44.1048)) 970/1050]
7. non pulvillum supponendo ... sed inter alios palpones tibi scribendo placere constituti Other. [DMLBS GIR. (IK I pref.) circa 1191]
8. equitaturus ... habeat ... habenas, et cingulas, et pulvillum [gl.: bache] Gloss. [DMLBS NECKAM (Ut. 100b) ante 1217]
9. equitaturus ... habeat ... habenas, et cingulas, et pulvillum [gl.: bache] Gloss. (as part of trappings for a horse) [DMLBS NECKAM (Ut. 100b) ante 1217]
c.f.: bedbolster, bolster, cervical, cervicarium, gobennydd, head-rail, pillow, plumacius, pulvinar, wanger
L; Primarily Accounts.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical L.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
Etym Cog:
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