单词 | port-pain |
释义 | † port-painn. Obsolete. A cloth in which to carry bread to the table without touching it with the hands. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > utensils for serving > cloth to carry bread port-pain1454 1454 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 356 (MED) Item, ij Portpaynes covrser cloth, Flemysshe. a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 133 To þe port-payne forthe ye passe. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xvii. f. 164 Put thy loues in a portpayne. 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 46v/1 A porte payne to beare bread fro the pantree to the table with, lintheum panarium. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Port-pain (French), a kinde of Towel used at Court, wherein they carry their bread to serve for the Table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1454 |
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