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† aceroteadj.Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acerōsus, acerātus. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps originally < a misspelling or typographical error for either classical Latin acerōsus acerose adj. or classical Latin acerātus (of mortar, daub, etc.) mixed with chaff, in post-classical Latin also ‘(of flour or bread) full of or mixed with chaff’ (?c1475 in a British source; < acer- , acus chaff (see acerose adj.) + -ātus -ate suffix2). Compare later acerose adj.Compare also later acerate, in the same sense (attested only in dictionaries; < classical Latin acerātus):1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Acerate, coarse, full of chaffe.1715 J. Hawkins Cocker's Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Acerate [1704 acerote], l. Brown, full of chaff.1956 R. W. Brown Composition Sci. Words (rev. ed.) 682 Acerosus, chaffy: acerate, acerose, Acalles acerosus (a beetle). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. 1623 H. Cockeram Acerote bread, Browne bread. 1656 T. Blount Acerote (acerotus) full of chaff or straw, course, brown. 1701 A. J. Acerote, v. Brown Bread. 1704 Acerote, brown, full of chaff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1623 |