1lump, protuberance:
(
1121-25;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Veient en mer une boche Si cum ço fust une roche
1213
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii1
)
[...] Se vos trovez poisson [...] ki ait une grant bouche
(var. (CC: s.xiii1) boce) sor le dos [...]
290
(
MS: s.xiii
)
gibbus gallice: (C) boce
(var. (T: s.xiii/xiv) bos)
ii 27
(
MS: s.xiii2
)
tuber: boze
ii 25
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
gibbus gallice: bose
23
♦
med.pathol.abscess, boil, tumour, ulcer:
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Et environ la plaie si naissent plusors bouches
i 251
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2
)
un leprus ad trové Tut desfait e desfiguré. Rien n’i parut d’umaine figure, Tant curut des boces ordure
121vb26
(
c.1245;
MS: c.1255
)
De ses boces la quiture Desent par vostre vesture
1981
(
MS: s.xiii
)
apostema: bosse
i 147
(
MS: s.xiii2
)
ulcus: un boce
ii 12
(
MS: s.xiii2
)
strumam: (A) boce
(var. (T: s.xiii/xiv) bose)
ii 19.1958
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
tut le cors fust repleny de boces pleyn de quyture
97
2decor.boss (a raised ornament):
(
1403-04
)
Richard Litlee fuist trové en defaute de vi boses appellé anelettes pur un jakke
290
(
1423
)
.j. autre ceel
(=saddle), garniz de copre dorrez [...] ovec .ij. bridell’, une peitrelx et .j. croper de .xj. boces d’argent dorrez
iv 225
♦
armourmil.boss (of shield):
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
De suz la boche li fraint l'escu faitiz
1883 var.
♦
costumehorn (of head-dress):
(
c.1305;
MS: c.1330
)
(Ladies of fashion) Portent les boces com cornues bestes; Sy nule seit descornue, de ly font les gestes
259
4herald. water-bouget:
(
c.1312
)
Sire W. de R. de goules a .iij. bouces de argent
410
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