plunket

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English

Noun

plunket (countable and uncountable, plural plunkets)

  1. Synonym of blunket.
    • 1964, L. F. Salzman, English Industries of the Middle Ages, page 199:
      Burels at this time seem to have been made in lengths of 20 ells and sold at 8d. the ell, while the better quality cloths - browns, plunkets, blues, and greens - were nearly twice the length, and cost about 22d. the ell.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Potentially from Old Northern French blanket; though this etymology is disputed; more at English blunket.

Pronunciation

Noun

plunket (uncountable)

  1. light grey-blue
  2. A blanket or cloth of that color
  3. Light blue dye

Descendants

  • English: blunket (obsolete)

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Adjective

plunket

  1. light grey-blue
  2. Made of light grey-blue wool

Descendants

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See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet; inde              rose, murrey; purpel, purpur              claret
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