"cavernous" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkavɛrnus/, /ˌkavɛrˈnɔːs(ə)/
Etymology: From Old French caverneux or Latin cavernōsus (“full of hollows or cavities”); equivalent to caverne + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|caverneux}} Old French caverneux, {{bor|enm|la|cavernōsus||full of hollows or cavities}} Latin cavernōsus (“full of hollows or cavities”), {{af|enm|caverne|-ous}} caverne + -ous Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} cavernous, {{enm-adj}} cavernous, {{tlb|enm|Late ME|literary}} (Late Middle English, literary)
  1. Having a cavern or caverns; hollow. Tags: Late-Middle-English, literary
    Sense id: en-cavernous-enm-adj-Ay3senUI Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 23 23 13 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 17 17 25 23 12 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 17 23 25 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 23 26 16 2
  2. Having a cavity or hole. Tags: Late-Middle-English, literary
    Sense id: en-cavernous-enm-adj-2-sd8rWe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cavernose

Alternative forms

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