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carper (s.xii3/4)
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carper (s.xii3/4)

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carpir  
  FEW:  carpere 2/i,401b Gdf:  charper 2,78c / charpir 2,79a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  charper  / charpir  TLF:  charpir  OED:  carp v.2  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to shred: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Overent dras de seie de diverse colur. L’escorse d’un arbre moillent d’une licur, E pus la carpissent come cointe enginneur  Rom Chev ANTS C 157
♦to card (wool): 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Meuz vaudreit a femmes carper leine Ke folement seilir le dimaine  Lum Lais ANTS 7895
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  leine carpie, ceo est a dire floccles  A-N Med ii 165
( MS: s.xiv1 )  pernez la leyne de berbis ben carpé  Receptaria 56.501
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