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wain

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Searchable Lemmata: wain (ME).
Alternate Forms: wayne, waine, waiin. Unique.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Decoration; ornamental hem on a garment (in Promptorium Parvulorum)?(circa 1440 ?)
1. Wayne [Win: Wayn; KC: wayyn], or [read: of] a garlement: Lacinia Walette, seek, or poke: Sistarcia, vel sistercia. Gloss. [MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 513-514) 1440]
c.f.: lacinia
ME; Primarily Gloss.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Hypothetical, Unknown - cf. F (16th cent.) guenelle streamer or Flemish quene, upper garment.
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