castoire (1121-35)
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castoire (1121-35)

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  FEW:  castoreum 2/i,474b / castor  Gdf:  castoire 2,2a / castor 2,2a GdfC:  castor 9,7b TL: castoire 2,67 / castor 2,67 DEAF:  castoire  DMF:  castoire  / castor  TLF:  castor  OED:  castor n.1  MED:  castor n.  DMLBS:  castorius 295b / castoreum 295b
castore,  castor,  castoree,  castorei,  castorie,  chatrise  ii 67  

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1mammalszool.beaver: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Castor de beste est nun Que bevere apellum  1136
( MS: s.xiii )  Pernez le castor et ardez le […]  72.51
2med.castoreum (secretion extracted from glands of the beaver): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  faire sternutacions de castoree, de poivre […]  i 177
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  (The sapphire) Si est bone pur parlesie Od le castoire ben freie  86.450
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Metez une unce e demi de castorie bien batuz  269.9
pillule castoire
pillule
pudre (de) castoire
1pharm.med.powdered castoreum: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  les poudres castores, elibori nigri […]  i 178
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  poudre de euforbe e de castor  ii 148
diacastoree  diacastoreum 
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