† laureole Obs.
Also 4, 5 lauriol(e, lawryol.
[a. F. laureole, ad. L. laureola, lit. a little garland of laurel.]
Spurge Laurel, Daphne Laureola. (In early use not clearly distinguished from laurel n.1)
| c 1386 Chaucer Nun's Pr. T. 143 Of lawriol, Centaure, and ffumetere. c 1430 Lydg. Commend. Our Lady 73 Thou mirthe of martyrs, sweter than citole,..Unto virgynes eternal lauriole. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 291/1 La(u)ryol, herbe (lawryal K., lawryol S.), laureola. 1596 P. Burrough Meth. Phisick. (ed. 3) 444 Laureole is more forcible in operation. |