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▪ I. † ˈmortress Obs.
Forms: 4 mortreux, 4–5 mortrewes, -treuus, 4–5 (9) mortrews, 5 mortrewys, -trow(e)s, -trw(y)s, -terews, -treus, -trowis, -trowse, 5–6 mortrus, 6 mortesse (? erron.), 6–7 mortresse, 7 mortress.
[OF. mortreux, -tereoux, mourtereoux (ONF. moitrou, matrou), pl. of morterel, morteruel: see mortrel.]
A kind of soup or pottage, made either of bread and milk or of various kinds of meat.
1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xiii. 41 Ac þei ete mete of more coste mortrewes and potages. c1386Chaucer Prol. 384 He koude..Maken Mortreux. c1430Two Cookery-bks. 14 Mortrewes of Fysshe... Caste þer-to Sugre and Salt, an serue it forth as other Mortrewys. c1450Ibid. 70 Mortreus de Chare. Ibid. 71 Put hit in disshes in maner of Mortrewes. 1513Bk. Keruynge in Babees Bk. (1868) 164 In the second course, potage, mortrus, or conyes. 1530Palsgr. 246/2 Mortesse meate. 1626Bacon Sylva §48 A Mortresse made with the Brawne of Capons.
▪ II. mortress(e
rare obs. forms of mortise. |