jan 1, 1419 - sipres

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An alternative spelling of cypress which has two distinct origins and meanings, with many references to the tree so called or the wood of the tree. It was also the name of rich textile fabrics which were apparently imported from or via Cyprus. 1398 <i>dimidiam peciam velorum de sipirs ... Unum </i>[velum]<i> de cypres</i>, Beverley (SS4/240); 1402 <i>ij flameola de cipres</i>, York (SS4/289); 1419 <i>j flameolum de Sipres</i>, Pontefract (Th26/341).

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