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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.xiv^m ) 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.xiii^4/4 ) Car desuz a un engin ke il apelent ariet, ki destruit les murs 136.4

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