单词 | pured miniver |
释义 | > as lemmaspured miniver pured miniver n. [compare post-classical Latin meniverus puratus (1393 or earlier), Anglo-Norman fururez de menevoir purez, plural (1363 or earlier)).] now historical squirrel pelts trimmed to show only the white belly fur (cf. pured grey n.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of squirrel strandlingc1299 vaira1300 miniverc1300 calaber1362 pured miniver1379 purray1429 pured?1435 squirrel1436 pople1493 pure1512 amice1548 squirrel1827 1379Pured miniver [see sense A. 1]. 1437 Inventory in Sussex Archaeol. Coll. (1890) 37 174 (MED) Item..a gowne of blak cloth fourred weth pured menuver. 1978 Burlington Mag. Nov. 728/1 If all the grey was trimmed off, the fur was a white one described as pured miniver. < as lemmas |
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