costlewe

Middle English

Adjective

costlewe

1. costly
   • 1394, Chaucer, “v. 415”, in The Parson's Tale‎^[1]:

     Allas, may man nat seen, as in oure dayes, the synful costlewe array of clothynge

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References

• “costlewe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.