toral
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Searchable Lemmata: toral (L).
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1(n.)
Garment;
a covering. Used in Classical Latin to refer to coverlets or valances for beds and couches; in the medieval period used in this sense, as an equivalent of coverlet (q.v.) or for other fabric coverings or furnishings; also equated with the rokke (q.v.), a type of outergarment (see also rocket 1 sense 1a), and in Cornish equated with the pais or tunic.(circa 1000 - circa 1425 ?)
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
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Definite, Classical Latin, used to refer to a valance or covering for a couch or bed (derived from torus 'bulge', which was also used to mean 'cushion, bolster, couch'. Ælfric's glossary equates this word with OE rocc (see rokke), which in other instances refers to a type of outergarment. The Cornish glossary, derived from Ælfric, has substituted Cornish peus gurec 'women's tunic' (see pais) for Old English rocc, which suggests that the word was understood in the sense of clothing, rather than a furnishing or cover for a bed.
Not to be confused with medieval Latin torale 'kiln'.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
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