murraeus

1 murraeus, myrrheus [CL] 1 of myrrh. mirrei montis apprehende cacumen [cf. Cant. iv 6] J. Howd. Cant. 339. 2 of the colour of myrrh, reddish brown. equos ‥ badios, aureos, myrteos [vv. ll. myrrheos, mirrheos] Balsh. Ut. 46; 1388 [alba] de samyt ~ei coloris (Invent.) Arch. LII 242; albe principales ~ei coloris brudate sunt due (Ib.) Ib. 247.

2 murraeus [cf. 2 murra] , of maple wood. nisi forte aliquis fratrum cyphum ~eum vel aliud quodcumque vas qualicumque modo fregerit violenter Cust. Westm. 85 (= Cust. Cant. 162); 1281 fregit celarium ‥ et cyphos argenteos et alios cyphos ~os ‥ cepit JustIt 186 r. 32d.; 1337 in iiij ciphis ~eis de refectorio de novo reparand’ Sacr. Ely II 79; 1352 ij ciphi ~ei Ac. Durh. 259; c1350 ipse ‥ inveniet veteres pannos ad tergendum siphos argenteos et mureos Cust. Swith. 17; in factura cujusdam ciphi ~ei pro potu caritatis Amund. II app. 274.

3 murraeus [cf. 3 murra] , of murrey cloth or of mulberry colour. 1362 lego domino J. de M. capellano robam meam ~eam Test. Karl. 40.

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