† cristy graycristigreyn.
Obsolete.
A term applied to some kind of fur: cf. gray n., grey adj. and n.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > other pelts or furs
fawa1200
ruskin1278
grisa1300
grover1310
letticea1399
cristy gray1404
pured?1435
watermail1489
cesil1492
callyvanc1524
wolverine1596
moleskin1652
flix1667
skunk1791
lion-skin1805
nutria1811
chinchilla1824
Alaska sable1869
fisher1879
monkeyc1896
marmot1911
tarbagan1928
1404 Will of Robert Wynyngton (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/2) f. 56v Togam meam..furratam de cristigrey.
1422 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 50 A gown furred with Cristy gray.
1474 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 36 v tymire of cristy gray..to lyne a gowne of blac dammask to the Qwene.
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