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[plaisable] (c.1165)
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[plaisable] (c.1165)

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plaizable,  plasible,  plesable,  pleisable,  pleisible  
  FEW:  placere 9,3b Gdf:  plaisable 6,191a GdfC: ∅ TL: plaisable 7,1049 DEAF:  plaire (plaisable)  DMF:  plaisable  TLF: ∅ OED:  pleasable adj.  MED:  pleasable adj.  DMLBS:  placabilis 2298a

a.

1pleasing, agreeable: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ki divers cuntes veut traitier Diversement deit comencier E parler si rainablement K'il seit pleisibles a la gent  marie Lais 126.4
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Taunt cum plus est despysable Le prelat, taunt est plus plesable La humblesce du bon obedient  S Fran ANTS 2570
( 1410-15; MS: c.1415-20 )  moult desirent les entrellez de moun coer dez circumstancez de vostre estat plesablez novellez paroyer  SAMPS1 422.87
2calm, serene: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Od volt pleisible (Latin: placida), od simple chiere, Com cil qui simple e peisible iere  Dial Greg SATF 16053

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See also:

plaisablement  plaisance  plaisanment  plaisir  plaisur 
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