"violet" meaning in Middle English

See violet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈviːɔlɛt/, /ˈviːəlɛt/ Forms: vyolet [alternative], vyolette [alternative], violette [alternative], vyelet [alternative], vialet [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French violette, from Latin viola. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|bor|fro>violette>violet|id=plant}}, {{bor|enm|fro|violette}} Old French violette, {{der|enm|la|viola}} Latin viola Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} violet, {{enm-adj}} violet
  1. violet-coloured
    Sense id: en-violet-enm-adj-hhwMrhUD Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 29 34 5 5 10 17
  2. Made of violet-coloured cloth
    Sense id: en-violet-enm-adj-gA4H0fB8 Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Colors, Flowers Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 3 1 5 1 1 7 0 4 8 2 14 6 2 1 6 1 5 3 23 3 1 0 2 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 5 1 1 7 0 4 8 1 16 6 1 1 7 1 6 2 26 1 1 0 1 0 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 70 11 2 1 6 Disambiguation of Colors: 29 34 5 5 10 17 Disambiguation of Flowers: 12 45 7 20 7 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈviːɔlɛt/, /ˈviːəlɛt/ Forms: vyolet [alternative], vyolette [alternative], violette [alternative], vyelet [alternative], vialet [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French violette, from Latin viola. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|bor|fro>violette>violet|id=plant}}, {{bor|enm|fro|violette}} Old French violette, {{der|enm|la|viola}} Latin viola Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} violet, {{enm-noun|-}} violet (uncountable)
  1. violet (plant in the genus Viola) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-violet-enm-noun-BU7Sofed
  2. The flower of such a plant Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-violet-enm-noun-GJwUiEMB
  3. violet, blue-purple (colour) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-violet-enm-noun-fcWxjGSl Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 29 34 5 5 10 17
  4. violet-coloured cloth Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-violet-enm-noun-yPG6Cyl3 Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 29 34 5 5 10 17
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