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Luke, Lukis. Also: lucis, lukes, lwyk, lowk, lowkis. [(1) F. Lucques (adj. Lucquois), Lucca, and (2) e.m.Du. Luyck (adj. Luiksch) (Kilian), earlier Ludike, Ludeke, Liège.(1) ME. Lukes (Piers Plowm., C) Lucca, and (2) e.m.E. Lewke (Boorde, 1547) Liège; e.m.E. luk(e)s (1472, 1483), lukys, (1) of Lucca, (2) of Liège; e.m.E. lewkes (Boorde, 1547) of Liège.]

1. (Gold cloth, velvet, of) a. Lucca, the town in N. Italy famous for velvet and fine silks. b. Liège, where, espec. in the 16th c., similar stuffs were manufactured.(a) 1450 Exch. R. V. 385.
Pro pannis cericis et laneis, necnon auro de Luke 1505 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 114.
Stolam cum infula de panno auri leodiensis le Luke 1529 Treas. Acc. V. 361.
Sextene eln of blak velvot of Luke, price eln iij li. v s. 1530–1 Ib. 411.
ix½ elnis velvet Luke [£38] 1535–6 Ib. VI. 278.
vj quarteris fyne tanny velvet of Lwyk, price of the elne iij li. xv s. 1546 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. XXI. 52 b.
Ane coit of weluot of Lowk, price of the eln four li.(b) 1542 Inv. Wardrobe 102.
xxi elnis of blak velvott of Lowkis

2. attrib. in the form lukis, -es. (Velvet, taffeta) made, or as made, at a. Lucca, b. Liège. 1538 Treas. Acc. VI. 410.
For xj quarteris blak lukis velvet … price of the elne iij li. 1539 Ib. VII. 173.
To be the Kingis grace ane cote of ane new fassoun cum out of France, vij elnis iij quarteris of blak lukis welvot, price of the elne iij li. x s. 1539–40 Ib. 283.
Lukis velvet 1540 Ib. 409.
xv elnis fyne blak lucis velvet, … price of the elne iiij li. x s. 1541 Ib. VIII. 49. 1552 Ib. X. 76. 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 328.
Taffateis, … lukes taffatie the eln v li.