Sc. Obs. Also 5 lumynar, -air. [a. F. luminaire, ad. med.L. lūminārium: see LUMINARY sb.] = LUMINARY sb.

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1456.  Sir G. Haye, Law Arms (S.T.S.), 210. God … maid twa lumynaris … that are callit the grete lumynar and the small lumynar.

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c. 1477.  Caxton, Jason, 84. Whan … all the lumynaire brende about the body of Appollo.

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1560.  Rolland, Crt. Venus, II. 125. Of all palice it was the luminair.

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1588.  A. King, trans. Canisius’ Catech., 81. All outuard apparell and ornaments of this vnbloody sacrifice as haly vestments, vessell, luminairs and vther cæremonies.

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