ariete (1271-72)
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ariete (1271-72)

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  FEW:  aries 25,219a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  aries (ariete)  DMF:  aret  TLF: ∅ OED:  Aries n. (ariete)  MED:  Aries n. (Ariete)  DMLBS:  aries 125a
ariet;   
ls(loanword: Latin (?))
le

s.

1 astron. Aries, zodiacal constellation known as the Ram: 
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm )  pernet une herbe que ad a non camamille od le flour et od lez foilez cum le solail ert en Ariete, en cele signe triblez et secchez a le solail  5.105
2mil.battering-ram: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Car desuz a un engin ke il apelent ariet, ki destruit les murs  136.4
aries 
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