plunket
English edit
Noun edit
plunket (countable and uncountable, plural plunkets)
- Synonym of blunket
- 1964, L. F. Salzman, English Industries of the Middle Ages, page 199:
- Burels at this time seem to have been made in lengths of 20 ells and sold at 8d. the ell, while the better quality cloths - browns, plunkets, blues, and greens - were nearly twice the length, and cost about 22d. the ell.
References edit
- “plunket”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Potentially from Old Northern French blanket; though this etymology is disputed; more at English blunket.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
plunket (uncountable)
Descendants edit
- English: blunket (obsolete)
References edit
- “plunket, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Adjective edit
plunket
Descendants edit
- English: blunket (obsolete)
References edit
- “plunket, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See also edit
whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry, gul; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |