jan 1, 1465 - blod

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A word used of fabrics which had the colour of blood. I have found no reference to this usage but the term occurs quite frequently in early wills, especially in connection with fur and other clothing accessories: 1391 <i>unam togam de blodio fururatam cum gris</i>, Harewood (SS4/151); 1433 <i>unam togam de blodio furratam</i>, York (SS30/24); 1452 <i>1 lectum de blodio worsted cum j tapeto ejusdem, cum celour et tribus cortinis de blodio</i> (SS30/162); 1465 ‘To Elias Crawshagh a gown <i>blodii coloris</i>’, Heptonstall (Clay13).

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