buis1 (1150-70)
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buis1 (1150-70)

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[ FEW: 1,666a buxus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,353a bouis; TL: 1,1197 buis /1,1207 bus 1; DEAF:  buis; DMF:  buis; TLF: ∅; OED:  box n.1 / bush n.1; MED:  box n.1 / bush n.1; DMLBS: 230c buxus ]
bois,  boist;  buce,  buie,  buisce,  buit,  bus,  buse,  buz ,  biux (l. buix)  384 (var.)  

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1bot.treesbox-tree, tree of the genus Buxus: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Buit (M.E. box) i ad, paumere (M.E. palmetre) e arable (M.E. mapil)  699
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Boen fu de charbon et de buisce sec lors sunt en saison  85.438
2boxwood: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  E puis prent un hanap de mazre [...]; Met i de buis un gros nuel, Si s’apareille un flavel  1784
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  buxus: corn de bois  ii 88.70
♦musicboxwood flute: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  buxus: (L) buse (var. (C: s.xiii2) freytel; (D: s.xiii/xiv) fleggars)  ii 71
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