† ˈculrage, culerage Obs.
Forms: 4 colerage, 5 culra(t)che, -rayge, curiage, 6 curaige, -agie, (7 kill-ridge), 5–7 culrage, 6–7 culerage.
[a. OF. culrage, mod.F. curage, f. cul ‘anus’ + rage rage, rabies, ‘from his operation and effect when it is used in those parts’ (Gerarde): cf. the Eng. name arsesmart.]
An obsolete name of the plant Water-pepper (Polygonum Hydropiper).
| a 1387 Sinon. Barthol. (Anecd. Oxon.) 33 Persicaria minor, colerage. c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. I. 1016 And curiage, and gladiol the longe. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 108 Culrache, smerthole, herbe [H., P. culratche], persiccaria. 14.. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 602/21 Persicaria, culrage. 1578 Lyte Dodoens v. lxvii. 632 This herbe is called..in English Water pepper..and of some Curagie. 1611 Cotgr., Curage, the hearbe Water-pepper, Arse-smart, Kill-ridge, or culerage. |