sauce flewme
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French saussefleume; equivalent to sauce + flewme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsau̯s(ə)ˌflɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈsau̯s(ə)ˌflɛːm(ə)/
Noun
- A purported disease caused by lechery and gluttony and causing boils and reddening of the skin.
- Saline matter expelled from the mouth, such as sputum, spit, or mucus.
References
- “saucefleume, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 December 2018.
Adjective
- The state of being affected by or showing symptoms of this disease.
References
- “saucefleume, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 December 2018.