camau (s.xii1/3)
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camau (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  kama'il 2/i,110b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  camaieu 8,415a TL: camaieu 2,17 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  camaïeu  TLF:  camaïeu  OED:  camaieu n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  camahutus 247b
cameu,  camewe;  kamaheu;  cachmahief, 
pl. camaeux  ii 203  

s.

1lapid.cameo, gemstone with two layers of different colours (sometimes with a miniature carving in the top layer): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Cachmahief est de pere nom: Blanche est en mi, bleue envirun  225.649
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Sardoine (kamaheu); (var. (F: s.xiiiex) camau)) est de deus perres traites  88.531
( 1396-1404 ) .j. pectrin d'argent enorrez ové .j. camewe et (l. en) gise de la test d'un dameseill  223.R871
( 1423 )  i coupe […], le topet fait d’un camewe  iv 217
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