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chasteine (s.xiii1)
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chasteine (s.xiii1)

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chastaigne,  chastaine,  chastaingne,  chastanie;  chasteigne;  chestaine,  chesteine  (chanteyne ),
(pl. chasteynus  Mandeville 473)  
  FEW:  castanea 2/i,463a Gdf:  chastaigne 1 2,84c GdfC:  chastaigne 9,57a TL: chastaigne 2,301 DEAF:  chastaigne  DMF:  châtaigne  TLF:  châtaigne  OED:  castane n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  castanea 293c

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bot.treeschestnut: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  escorche de glan et de chastanies  Orn Dames 60
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1333 )  Glans, chasteines et alies  Geanz Verse (L) 273
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  L’escorce de chastaingne arse [...] conforte la chevelure que elle ne chieche pas  Waterford busby 307.S130.3
( MS: s.xiiiex ) castaneas: (C) chasteynes (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) chanteynes )  TLL ii 143.77
( MS: s.xivm )  En yverne pernez les chasteynus  Med Recs 187.47
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  y a des grantz forestes touz de chasteignes  Mandeville 473
♦(as worthless object) fig: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 )  Le oir ne vaut une chastanie, Ki del retenir ne se penie  Purg S Pat first anon 7
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