"lavender" meaning in Middle English

See lavender in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lavənˈdeːr/, /ˈlavəndər/, /lau̯nˈdeːr/, /ˈlau̯ndər/ Forms: lavenderes [plural], launder [alternative], lavendeer [alternative], lavendere [alternative], lavendre [alternative], lawender [alternative], lawnder [alternative], lawndere [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French lavandier, lavandiere, from Medieval Latin lavandārius. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|lavandier}} Borrowed from Old French lavandier, {{der|enm|ML.|lavandārius}} Medieval Latin lavandārius Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lavender, {{enm-noun|lavenderes}} lavender (plural lavenderes)
  1. A washer; one (especially a woman) who washes clothes.
    Sense id: en-lavender-enm-noun-i9Vj3iRh Categories (other): Hygiene, Occupations Disambiguation of Hygiene: 48 37 16 Disambiguation of Occupations: 43 39 18
  2. (euphemistic) A woman employed in prostitution or who has loose morals. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-lavender-enm-noun-T3UVHWmD Categories (other): Middle English euphemisms, Female people, Occupations Disambiguation of Female people: 33 67 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 43 39 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lavendrie
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} lavender
  1. Alternative form of lavendre Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lavendre
    Sense id: en-lavender-enm-noun-WonvQcyh Categories (other): Occupations Disambiguation of Occupations: 43 39 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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