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† ˈcostlew, a. Obs.
Forms: 4–5 costelew(e, 4–6 costlewe, 5 costeleue, 5–6 costlow(e, costlew.
[ME. costelewe, f. cost v. or n.2 + -lewe: cf. ON. costligr costly.]
Costly, sumptuous, expensive; lavish in expenditure, extravagant.
c1380Wyclif Wks. (1880) 121 Costelewe cloþis. c1386Chaucer Pars. T. ⁋344 Ther is also costlewe furrynge in hir gownes. 1398Trevisa Barth de P.R. vi. xiv. (Tollem. MS.), An euyl wyf..chydynge and scoldynge, dronkelew [1535 dronken] and unsteadfast..costelew [1535 costly] stoute and gay. 1480Caxton Chron. Eng. ccxxx. 243 He helde a wonder ryal and costlewe fest of saynt George. 1487Act 3 Hen. VII, c. 2 Which sute ys long and costlowe [AF. costeouz]. 1502Arnolde Chron. (1811) p. xli, At the west dore of Powles was made a costlew pagent.
b. Used advb.
1482Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii. 324 Dyuerse pagentys..shewyd in dyuerse places of the cyte Ryally and costlew. |