† silourn.
Obsolete.
1. A canopy. Also attributive.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > canopy
canopya1382
coverture1382
silour1394
celurec1400
covering1459
filoura1475
roof1478
seele1485
cyllc1503
paviliona1509
trimmer1518
1394–5 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 598 In uno Silour empt. pro d'no Priore, cum tinctura de Canevas et Ridell.
a1400–50 Alexander 4915 Þe silloure full of Seraphens & othire sere halows, With curtyns all of clene silke.
1418 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 36 A bed of Lyn wit a hool silour and Couerlet..also a bed of red and grene dimi Selour.
1465 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 243 Lectus blodius..cum tapeta ejusdem coloris. Item j silour ejusdem coloris.
a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 445 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 313 Two beddys..Þat henget shalle be with hole sylour.
1523 in Archaeologia (1860) 38 364 In the..Knyghton chamber,..syler and tester of whyte..and the conterpoynte of the same.
1548 Will of Robert Colman (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/32) f. 93 One coverlett of siloure worke.
2. A ceiling. Also attributive.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > ceiling > [noun]
roofeOE
firstOE
first-roofOE
silour1424
siling1483
ceiling1535
loftingc1540
loft1596
floor1600
plafond1664
top1709
ceil1840
planchment1874
laquearia1922
overhead1942
1424–5 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 272 Pro emendacione de sylour in aula, cum clavis empt., 6d.
1497 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 357 To Dauid, wricht,..in part of payment of v lib. for the sylour completing.
1513 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 524 To James Carvour, ijc sylour naile, xij d.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 56 The sylar alss wes of the sypar tre,..Richt curious carvit with money ane knot.
Derivatives
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > ceiling > [adjective] > ceilinged
silouredc1440
siled1535
lofted1639
ceilinged18..
ceiled1872
ceilinged-off1884
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 77/2 Cyluerde (H. cyluryd, P. cylered), celatus.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 456/1 Syluryd, celatus.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [noun] > roofing > providing with ceiling
silouring1450
ceiling1764
1450–1 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 276 Pro le silorynge ejusdem camere.
1452–3 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 277 Pro le sylorynge domus rasture.
1494 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 238 Bocht jc estland burdis for the silouring of the chapell in Striueling.
1558 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 184 Ye sillering in the parler.
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