† wrase Obs. rare.
Also 5 warse.
[OE. wrásen band, tie. Cf. also LG. wrasen stuffed pad for the head.]
1. A small bundle.
| c 1275 Passion of our Lord 383 in O.E. Misc. 48 Of one wrase of þornes he wryþen hym one crune. c 1470 Cath. Angl. 425/1 (A.), A Warse, [sic], fasciculus. |
2. = wase 2. (Cf. wreath 5 a, writh.)
| 1565 Cooper Thesaurus, Arculum,..a roll that women weare on their heads to beare water: a wrase [Elyot wase]. |