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† bleaunt Obs.
Forms: 4 blihant, -and, blehand, bleaunt, bleeaunt.
[ad. OF. bliaut, -aud, bliat, earlier blialt; found also in other Romanic langs., Pr. blial, bliau, bliaut, blizaut, Sp., Pg. brial, medL. blialdus, bliaudus, blisaudus, an article of dress, a tunic worn both by men and women often richly embroidered; also in MLG. bliant, blyant, MHG. blîalt, blîat a silk gold-stuff for clothes, bed-covers, etc. Of uncertain origin: see Diez and Mahn. The appearance of the n in the English and MLG. is unaccounted for. Bleaunt for *bliant, may be compared with ME. geaunt = giant.]
A kind of tunic or upper garment; also a rich stuff or fabric used for this garment.
c1314Guy Warw. (Turnb.) 208 His blihant he curf, his schert also. c1320Sir Tristr. i. xxxviii, In o robe Tristrem was boun..Was of a blihand broun The richest that was wrought. Ibid. i. xli, In blehand was he cledde. c1325E.E. Allit. P. A. 163 A mayden..Blysnande whyt watz hyr bleaunt. c1340Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 879 A mere mantyle..Of a broun bleeaunt enbrouded ful ryche. a1400Alexander (Stev.) 167 A blewe bleaunt obove brade him all over. |