"pigment" meaning in Middle English

See pigment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpiɡmɛnt/ Forms: pigmentes [plural], pygment [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin pigmentum. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|pigmentum}} Latin pigmentum Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pigment, {{enm-noun|pigmentes}} pigment (plural pigmentes)
  1. A spice or a blend of them.
    Sense id: en-pigment-enm-noun-qKfNEsnX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pigments, Spices Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pigments: 71 29 Disambiguation of Spices: 92 8
  2. A red pigment.
    Sense id: en-pigment-enm-noun-GN0suVTW

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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