quiture

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

quite, variant of cuite, feminine singular past participle of cuire +‎ -ure. May correspond to Latin coctūra (compare Romanian coptură (“pus; abscess”)).

Noun

quiture oblique singular, f (oblique plural quitures, nominative singular quiture, nominative plural quitures)

  1. cooking
  2. cauterization
  3. quitter; pus; suppuration

Usage notes

  • The Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub originally listed the cooking/cauterization senses and the quitter senses as separate words, and says that "the association is not immediately apparent". See references below.

Descendants

  • → English: quitter, quittor

References

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