"lavender" meaning in Middle English

See lavender in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lavənˈdeːr/, /ˈlavəndər/, /lau̯nˈdeːr/, /ˈlau̯ndər/ Forms: lavenderes [plural]
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. Categories (topical): Female people, Hygiene, Occupations
    Sense id: en-lavender-enm-noun-i9Vj3iRh Disambiguation of Female people: 54 43 4 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 84 10 6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 55 39 6
  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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 25 3 15 2 30 4 4 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 27 2 15 2 33 2 2 12 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: launder, lavendeer, lavendere, lavendre, lawender, lawnder, lawndere Related terms: lavendrie
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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