bracee1 (1194-99)
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bracee1 (1194-99)

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  FEW:  brachium 1,486a Gdf:  braciee 1,716a GdfC:  braciee 8,362c TL: braciee 1,1105 DEAF:  braz (braciee)  DMF:  brassée  TLF:  brassée  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
braciee  

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1 unitlength brace, length of extended arms: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Parmi le cors li passe sa lance une bracee, Si que chaeir l’estuet a jambe reversee  2537
a bracees
1 in armfuls: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  Tote la terre esteit coverte Des pilez a la gent colverte Qu[e] il coillouent a braciees  11538
brace#1  bracelet  bracerole#1  bras#1 
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