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poldavy, poldavis Now rare.|pɒlˈdeɪvɪ, pɒlˈdeɪvɪs|
Forms: 5– poldavy; also 6–7 pole-, 7 pool-, poole-, powle-, 7–8 poll-, poul-; 6 -dawy, 7 -daui, -davye, -davie, 9 -davey; poldway. β. 5–8 -davys, 6–7 -daves, 6–8 -davies, 7 -davyes, -dauice, 6– -davis.
[app. f. Poldavide, a place on the south side of Douarnenez Bay, on the coast of Brittany. About 1548 a warrant for {pstlg}70 11s. was issued to pay for bringing over certain Bretons to teach men here the art of making poldavies (Oppenheim Royal Navy 98, 103). The forms poldavies, -davys, -davis, etc. appear to have been the collective plural (cf. silks, sheetings, etc.), but were very often used as singular.]
A coarse canvas or sacking, originally woven in Brittany, and formerly much used for sailcloth.
1481–90Howard Househ. Bks. (Roxb.) 37 Item, for trusing..a piece poldavy of xx. yerdes iij. quarters. 1562Reg. Privy Council Scot. I. 225 He coft five ballis of poldavy and uther claith. 1613Markham Eng. Husbandman i. ii. xix. (1635) 225 A Canvasse of the best Poldavie. 1622Peacham Compl. Gent. vi. (1634) 54 If they have any wit at all, they set it like Velvet before, though the backe (like a bankerupts doublet) be but of poldavy or buckram. 1795J. Aikin Manchester 302 The manufacture of sail-cloth or poldavy was introduced. 1860Weale Dict. Terms, Poldway, coarse sacking for coal-sacks, etc. 1882Jago Cornish Gloss., Poldavy, a very coarsely woven linen cloth.
β1482in I. S. Leadam Star Chamb. Cases 9, x. boltes of canuas callid poldavys. 1515in Oppenheim Royal Navy 98 Canvas: Olron..Vitery..Poldavys. 1552T. Barnabe in Strype Eccl. Mem. (1721) II. ii. App. E. 152 Whether yt were poldavis for saylis, or any other thing. 1604Act 1 Jas. I, c. 24 (heading) An Acte againste the deceiptfull and false makinge of Mildernix, and Powle Davies, whereof Saile Clothes for the Navie..are made. 1614‘Tobias Gentleman’ Eng. Way to Wealth 22 Ipswich..is a principall place..for spinning of yarne, for the making of pouldauice. a1642Sir W. Monson Naval Tracts vi. (1704) 523/2 As also Pole-Davies for Sails. 1714Fr. Bk. of Rates 190 The Linens called Poliseaux, or Poldavies shall be made Half Ell one Twelfth..broad. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Poldavis or Poldavy, a canvas from Dantzic, formerly much used in our navy.
b. attrib. and Comb.
1558in Verney Papers (Camden) 91 Francis Owdrey, of Abendon, in the countie of Berk, poldavis weaver. Ibid. 92 Frauncis Owdreyne, of the towne of Ippiswitche, poldavyes maker. 1572Records of Elgin (New Spald. Cl.) I. 134 Fyve quarters poledawy canves. c1645Howell Lett. ii. x, You must be content with homely Polldaui ware from me. |