chamel1 (1121-35)
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chamel1 (1121-35)

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[ FEW: 2/i,129a camelus; Gdf: 2,46c chamoil; GdfC: 9,33c chamel; TL: 2,194 chamoil; DEAF:  chamoil; DMF:  chameau; TLF:  chameau 1; OED:  camel n.; MED:  camel n.; DMLBS: 248c camelus ]
camail,  camaile,  camaille,  cameil,  camel;  chamail,  chamaile,  chamaille;  chameal,  chameil,  chamoil;  kamail,  camule, 
pl. cameles,  chameulz,  chameus,  chamous  20  

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1mammalszool.camel: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (the ostrich) De cameil dous pez ad, D’oisel dous eles ad  1247
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  dromedaries e camelz granz  124.Y170
( MS: s.xiiim )  De espices mut vivent e de chars des bestes ki la sunt: elefans, bugles, chameus, muls et asnes unt a plenté  139 (A)
( MS: c.1250 )  hic camelus: camail  i 426
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et sachez qe Machomet fuist neez de Arabe, et fuist primerement un povre gaçoun qe gardoit les cameles  280
2skinscamel-skin: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (A military machine) est fet de marien e de quirs de roncins, De chamels endurciz e de [granz] quirs taurins  6096
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1200 )  Walter Camel  Cammell
( 1332 )  John le Camule  Cammell
leit de chamel
leit
peil de chamel
1textilecamel-hair: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  vestemens de peilz de chameil (var. (H: c.1335) camail)  80.64
chamelin  chamelier 
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