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atur1 (c.1150)
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The form aturnt is a cross reference to the following entry:

atur1 (c.1150)

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ator,  atour,  atourn;  aturn,  autur  (aturnt  S Jean ANTS 642)  
  FEW:  tornare 13/ii,71b Gdf:  ator 1 1,480c GdfC:  atour 8,230c TL: ator 1,646 DEAF:  torner (ator)  DMF:  atour  TLF:  atour  OED:  atour n.  MED:  atour n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1equipment: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Dunt ad fait son eire aprester Et son atur a mer passer  S Nichol wace 834
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E trestuz mes aturns çaenz si m’enveez  Horn 4364
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Touz lur adubs e lur atour (var. (L: c.1335) en estour) Lur trova  Amis 36
2costumeattire, dress: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Jus mistrent les grainnurs aturs, Plus legiers pristrent e menurs  Brut WACE 10443
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Or s’aturne de povre atur, De povre atur, de vil abit  Trist thomas2 1771-2
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Quant li princes l’ad veu en cel estrange atur […]  S Aub 541
♦costumedress, appearance: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Asez i out de tendre puceles, Ne fet ke parler de lur atur  Mir N-D 169.63
♦decor.ornament(ation): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mult sunt bon ly ustil e riches les vesseles […] Ly atur sunt mult bon e [les] chambres mult beles  Rom Chev ANTS 4389
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Le grant atur ke entur li fu Tut fu a peres e de or batu  Mir N-D 11.146
3fig.nature, character: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ices espices aromatiz de si haut atur Ki garist le alme e le cors de dolur  Chant Chanz 1846
de bel atur
costume(of people) well turned-out, dressed: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E ses puceles ovec li De bel atur  Pet Plet ANTS 1484
♦colourdecor.(of object) of fine appearance: 
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1315-25 )  Car pus veit autre colur: Mut bon vert de bel atur  Enfances 1351
de grant atur
imposing, fine: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Meisuns bones de grant atur  S Gile1 2208

See also:

atir1 
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