Obs. Also 5 -ur, -er. [a. AF. (e)stuffure = Anglo-L. (e)stuffura, OF. estoffure, material for ornament or outfit, f. estoffer STUFF v.1]
1. Material used for furnishing, supply or outfit.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 481/1. Stuffe, or stuffure, staurum, instauracio.
1463–4. Rolls of Parlt., V. 505/1. That noo Yoman … use nor were in the aray for his body, eny bolsters nor stuffe of Wolle…, nor other stuffer in his Doublet, save lynyng. Ibid. (1467–8), 596/2. Keper of oure Stuffur’ within oure Castell or Wyndesore.
1488. in Lib. Cust. Villæ Norhamptoniæ (1895), 10. Arowe hedes silk wex ffethurs and other stuffures and necessaries.
2. Cookery. Stuffing, forcemeat.
c. 1440. Anc. Cookery, in Househ. Ord. (1790), 453. Qwhen hit is braiet smal take up the stuffure, and do hit in a chargeour.
c. 1450. Two Cookery-bks., II. 76. Take faire yonge beef, And suet of a fatte beste, or of Motton, and hak all this on a borde small;… then make a faire large Cofyn, and couche som of this stuffur in.
