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scarlatus

scarlatus, ~a, ~um [cf. ME scarlet, AN escarlate] 1 (as sb. f. or n.) rich woollen cloth (originally of any colour, later with a distinctive red dye). b (~a rubea or sanguinea) red woollen cloth. c piece of such cloth or a garment made from it. 1155 caligas de ~o FormA 178; 1164 pro x ulnis ~e Pipe 21; 1167 pro vij sellis deauratis et coopertis de exscarl' [v. l. escarl'] Ib. 2; 1178 pro j pallio de nigra escarlata ad opus filie regis Francie Ib. 128; 1182 pro quater xx et x ulnis de escarleto ad opus regis Ib. 50; s1188 nullus ‥ utatur vario vel grisio vel sabelo vel ~o Gerv. Cant. Chr. 409 (cf. G. Hen. II II 32: escarleta; W. Newb. HA III 23: escarletis); capam, quam novam et optimam de scarleta et grysio indutus erat W. Fitzst. Thom. 14; duas ulnas de ascarleto Reg. Malm. II 37; 1233 de bona scarlett' Cal. Liberate 216; de scarleto Ib. 356; 1238 de bono scarletto Ib. 341; s1248 [papa] dedit eis vestes pretiosissimas, quas robas vulgariter appellamus de eskarleto preelecto M. Par. Maj. V 38; 1260 exceptis auro, serica non operata, escarletta non scissa, et palliis de escarletta novis sine tachiis CartINorm. 29; 1408 Beatrici, sorori mee ‥ unam togam de skarleto Wills N. Country 2; 1444 pro ~o et aliis pannis laneis emptis ExchScot 155.  b 1190 pro xj ulnis rubee escarl' Pipe 224; 1207 xvij uln' de sanguineo scarlet' Cl I 88; 1250 unum par caligarum rubei scarleti Fees 1194; 1265 pro xij ulnis scarletti rubei pro robis domini regis Alemannie ‥ pro j panno scarletti sanguinei, pro comitissa et filia sua Manners 25; capiatur scarletum rubeum et involvatur variolosus vel in panno alio Gad. 41v. 1; s1417 equus pape fuit phaleratus cum rubeo eskarleto Wals. YN 477 (cf. Chr. S. Alb. 109: esquarleto); 1449 pro septem ulnis cum dimidia de ~o rubeo ‥ deliberatis ad usus domini regis ExchScot 342.  c 1188 pro escarlatis et penulis et pelliciis et sabelinis ad opus regis Pipe 28; 1190 pro j ~a empta et in custamento alterius ~e ad tingendum ‥ pro ij scarletis qui fuerunt empti Ib. 3; 1207 per carriag' et sarpell' ad scarel' et penul' Cl I 88; papa ‥ munera contulit pretiosa et ipsos escarleto et cisimis decenter vestivit M. Par. Min. III 39; 1303 pro j scarletta et iij pannis burnetti sine grano (Boston) EEC 274; quinque sunt species [quercorum], quercus glandifera viz., quercus, ilex, ornus, et alia que sunt grana unde tinguntur ~e Alph. 131. 2 (as sb. n.) the colour scarlet, red. scarletum, A. scarlet WW; scarlett, lutum, coccus, coccinum, scarletum CathA. 3 (as adj.) of scarlet colour, red. 1285 ad robam tabardum et clocham j pannus scarletus (Exch. Ac. Clare) Arch. LXX 36; 1289 escalletam siricam CartINorm. 211; 1305 pro j panno scarleto EEC 309; 1421 pro v vergis panni largi scarleti Ib. 489.

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