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castoire (1121-35)

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[ FEW: 2/i,474b castoreum / castor; Gdf: 2,2a castoire /2,2a castor; GdfC: 9,7b castor; TL: 2,67 castoire /2,67 castor; DEAF: ∅; DMF: castoire / castor; TLF: castor; OED: castor n.1; MED: castor n.; DMLBS: 295b castorius /295b castoreum ]

castore, castor, castoree, castorei, castorie, chatrise ii 67

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1mammals zool.beaver:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Castor de beste est nun Que bevere apellum 1136

( MS: s.xiii ) Pernez le castor et ardez le […] 72.51

2med.castoreum (drug extracted from glands of the beaver):

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) faire sternutacions de castoree, de poivre […] i 177

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiii^ex ) (The sapphire) Si est bone pur parlesie Od le castoire ben freie 86.450

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) Metez une unce e demi de castorie bien batuz 269.9

pillule castoire
pillule

pudre (de) castoire

1pharm.med.powdered castoreum:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) les poudres castores, elibori nigri […] i 178

( c.1300; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) poudre de euforbe e de castor ii 148

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