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bullion (1284)
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bullion (1284)

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bilion,  billion,  billioun;  billon,  bilon;  boilon,  bolioun,  boullon;  bullione,  bullioun; 
(pl. baillons)  
  FEW:  *bilia 1,364b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  bouillon 1 1,699b TL: billon 1,977 DEAF:  bille 2 (billon)  DMF:  billon 1  TLF:  billon 1  OED:  bullion n.1  / bullion n.2  MED:  bolion  / bullion  DMLBS:  billio 1 199b

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1metalmelting or refining of precious metal: 
( 1343 )  qe orefeevres et autres [...] qe se conussent mieltz en billioun d’or [...] soient fait venir devant le conseil et par lour avys soit mys au fu et au billioun de checune manere des floryns qe courgent communement  Rot Parl1 ii 137
2curr.lawfinan.melting house, mint: 
( 1353 )  qe [...] puissent porter plate d’argent, bilettes d’or et tote autre manere d’or et monoies d’or et d’argent a notre billion  Rot Parl1 ii 249
( 1392-93 )  (Scots money shall not be current) mais soit portez a la bullion pur y estre tornez en la coigne d’Engleterre  Stats ii 87 i
3metalcurr.finan.bullion, gold or silver in ingots: 
( 1284 )  pur overage et pur moneage de bilon de la tere de Angletere  Red Bk 983
( 1379 )  s’il ne port .ij. s. d’esterlings en boillon pur chescune livre pur encresser l’or et l’argent deinz le roialme  Rot Parl1 iii 66
( 1382 )  (no export of money shall be allowed) en monoie, billion, plate, vessell  Stats ii 17
( 1387-88 )  de prendre informacion [...] dé profitz & emolumentz de noz monoies & billions  Stats ii 45
4unitvolumemetalunit of measure for quicksilver: 
( 1436 )  Issant par John Alfons, .xv. boullons de dit vif argent; Issant de susdit vif argent Sébastian Lomelin, .x. boylons de vif argent; Et rest en ville .x. baillons de vif argent  Port Bk foster 104
( 1485-1509 )  le brocour avera pur brocage […] Argent vif pur le bolioun – .vj. d.  TNA E163/9/21/f.20r

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bil  billette1 
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