aposteme (c.1240)
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aposteme (c.1240)

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  FEW:  apostema 25,18a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  aposteme 8,151b / apostume 8,152c TL: apostume 1,465 / empostume 3,128 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  apostème  / apostume  / empostume  TLF:  apostème  / apostume  OED:  apostem(e n.  MED:  apostem(e n.  DMLBS:  apostema 101c
aposteim,  aposteime,  apostemie,  apostesme,  apostome,  apostoeme,  apostume;  empostume,  enpostume;  epostime,  apotesme  i 66,  apostaine  i 227, 228  

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1pathol.med.boil, abscess: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  [U]ne aposteme vent entre les narilles qui est polipus apelé  i 57
2fig.defect, blemish: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  pur ensample [doner de] moi as autres des enpostumes q’ils purront veoir et conoistre en moi  86
postume 
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