stainer

Searchable Lemmata: steinour (ME), steinouresse (ME), stainer (MdE), staineress (MdE).

Alternate Forms: stainere, staynor, Stenyowre, steynars, steyner, steynour, steynowresse, steynowris, steynyowrys, stinour.

Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Occupation; refers to various craftspeople who decorated materials or objects with colour or design (see entry at stain). In textile usage, probably an artisan who coloured cloth by painting it with water-soluble paints. A professional association of Stainers was established in London by 1268; it was later absorbed by the Painters association. See Owen-Crocker, G. R. (2012)c. Also with the feminine suffix as staineress. Also appears as a surname.(circa 1395 - post 1700)

1. The Lord tau3te bothe with wisdom, that thei make the werkis of carpenter, of steynour [WB(1): browdrye; L polymitarii], and of broiderere. Biblical/Hagiographic. [MED WBible(2) ((Roy 1.C.8) Ex.35.33) circa 1395]

2. Paide to Will. Milrede for xxx ell iij qrs of lynnencloth ... Item, to ye Steynour for steynyngs of ye same clothe, viij s. Accounts. [MED Acc.Bk.Carpenter Co. (3) 1439]

3. Steynyn, as steynyowrys [Win: steynowris]: Polo [Win: Polio]. Steynynge: Polimitacio. Stenyowre: Polimitarius. Gloss. [MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 473) 1440]

4. This hand is a steynowresse [vr. extendresse; F estenderresse] of corteynes and a makere; She maketh curteynes to draperes.Apparently a translation error. [MED Pilgr.LM ((Cmb Ff.5.30) 150) circa 1450]

c.f.: polymite

ME, MdE.

Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No

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References: Owen-Crocker, G. R. (2012)c

Etymological Evidence:

Definite, from the verb stain (q.v.) + agent suffix; the form staineress has the additional feminine suffix -ess(e), originally adopted into English from French.

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