plicabilis

plicabilis [CL plicare+-bilis; cf. et. CL plicatilis] 1 that can be (easily) bent or folded, flexible, pliable; b (of artefact); c (of limb or joint in the body); d (in fig. context). plyabylle ‥ binus, ~is CathA. b habuerunt faculam unam sub specie gladii evaginati sed ~is M. Par. Maj. V 264; 1340 una tabula ~is (TR Bk 203) AcWardr 410; 1421 j cathedra ~is de feno KR Ac 407/5 m. 2; 1421 ij cathedre ~es Ib. m. 3; c1451 item una tabula ~is Test. Ebor. II 151. c ossuum compages ‥ volubili facilitate sibi ~es repperit R. Cold. Cuthb. 62 p. 123; digitum ipsum ~em restituet et alleviabit Id. Godr. 191 p. 201. d cum ‥ omne continuum permanens sit in infinitum ~e [v. l. plicacione] ‥ Wycl. Trin. 76. 2 (mus., of a note) that can be embellished or provided with a sign that denotes modulation of voice. plica est inflexio vocis a voce sub una figura. sole longe et breves sunt ~es Odington 129; ligatura autem descendens cum perfeccione est ~is Ib. 136.

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