"towayle" meaning in Middle English

See towayle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tuːˈ(w)æi̯l(ə)/, /ˈtuːɛl(ə)/, /ˈtwæi̯l(ə)/ Forms: towayles [plural]
Etymology: From Old French toaille, from Early Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahilu. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|toaille}} Old French toaille, {{der|enm|la-eme|toallia}} Early Medieval Latin toallia, {{der|enm|frk|*þwahilu}} Frankish *þwahilu Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} towayle, {{enm-noun|towayles}} towayle (plural towayles)
  1. A cloth for washing; a towel or washcloth.
    Sense id: en-towayle-enm-noun-IdalK0fP
  2. A fabric tablecloth cover or protector. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-towayle-enm-noun-BL78nwTX Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 35 0 1 0 31 32
  3. A cloth acting as a sieve or strainer.
    Sense id: en-towayle-enm-noun-nmYxJTPX
  4. A drape for going over an altar or grave. Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-towayle-enm-noun-28zE8Mzt Disambiguation of Religion: 0 14 0 72 3 0 10
  5. (surgery) A surgical cloth or cover. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-towayle-enm-noun-wv2gRT5z Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  6. A cloth wrap for the neck; a scarf. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-towayle-enm-noun-Vd3JNiAR Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 35 0 1 0 31 32
  7. (rare) A fabric cover for communion wafers. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Clothing, Fabrics, Toiletries
    Sense id: en-towayle-enm-noun-WdczeduB Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 35 0 1 0 31 32 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 3 30 3 7 4 3 50 Disambiguation of Toiletries: 3 9 3 4 5 5 71 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 6 8 7 4 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 6 7 5 3 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 3 6 3 3 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "Human behaviour",
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        "A fabric cover for communion wafers."
      ],
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          "communion wafer"
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        "(rare) A fabric cover for communion wafers."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/tuːˈ(w)æi̯l(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtuːɛl(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtwæi̯l(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "towaile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "towelle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "towell"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "towel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "towail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "towaille"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tueil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "touwayle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "touel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twaile"
    },
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      "word": "tuell"
    },
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      "word": "touayl"
    },
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      "word": "touwayl"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "towayl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twayle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tawale"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tewayll"
    },
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      "word": "toual"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twaylle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      ],
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          "strainer",
          "strainer"
        ]
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    {
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      ],
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          "altar",
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          "grave",
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "sciences",
        "surgery"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "A cloth wrap for the neck; a scarf."
      ],
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          "scarf",
          "scarf"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fabric cover for communion wafers."
      ],
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          "communion wafer"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) A fabric cover for communion wafers."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tuːˈ(w)æi̯l(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtuːɛl(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtwæi̯l(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "towaile"
    },
    {
      "word": "towelle"
    },
    {
      "word": "towell"
    },
    {
      "word": "towel"
    },
    {
      "word": "towail"
    },
    {
      "word": "towaille"
    },
    {
      "word": "tueil"
    },
    {
      "word": "touwayle"
    },
    {
      "word": "touel"
    },
    {
      "word": "twaile"
    },
    {
      "word": "tuell"
    },
    {
      "word": "touayl"
    },
    {
      "word": "touwayl"
    },
    {
      "word": "towayl"
    },
    {
      "word": "twayle"
    },
    {
      "word": "tawale"
    },
    {
      "word": "tewayll"
    },
    {
      "word": "toual"
    },
    {
      "word": "twaylle"
    },
    {
      "word": "towylle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "towayle"
}

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