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blanchure (s.xii1/3)
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blanchure (s.xii1/3)

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blancheur,  blancheure,  blanchor,  blanchour,  blanchur;  blaunchur,  blaunchure  (blanchiur  Lapid 43.385)  
  FEW:  *blank 15/i,140a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  blanchor 8,329b TL: blanchor 1,988 DEAF:  blanc (blanchor)  DMF:  blancheur  TLF:  blancheur  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

1colourwhiteness: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Belloculus est une pere, Si trait a blanchur sa manere  Lapid 215.348
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Mana resemblot de blanchor Novele neif e blanche flor  Conception wace 1277
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Les legiuns des angles ke blancheur vesti  S Aub 267
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  La blanchure de sa vesture  Mirur3 7267
( MS: s.xiiiex )  albor: blaunchure  TLL ii 159
( MS: s.xiiiex )  candor gallice: blaunchure  TLL ii 160
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  du blanchour raie Signe est du netteté verraie  GOWER Mirour 10098
♦whiteness, brilliance, purity: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) tant i ot de la blanchor E tant ert grant la resplendor Que le cors veeir ne poeient  Conception wace 1563
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiin )  E quant il (=J.C.) resust al tierz jor Lores nus dunat sur neif blanchur  Miserere 171
♦pallor, unhealthy pale appearance: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ses verz branches sont totes sechies e flestries en flestrie blanchor  Ancren2 235.19
2whitening, cleansing: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  par cele lawure (var. (B: c.1330) blancheure) plus blanche qe neif serray  BOZ Cont 81
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