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chevés1 (s.xii3/4)

The form chevez is a cross reference to the following entry:

chevés1 (s.xii3/4)

chevesce,  chevece,  chevez; 
pl. chevez  
  FEW:  capitium 2/i,260b Gdf: GdfC:  chevech 9,74c TL: chevez 2,370 DEAF:  chevece  DMF:  chevet  TLF:  chevet  OED:  chevet n.  MED: DMLBS:  chevicium 327c

s.

1geog.headland
( 1281 )  Une coture en les chauns de Weleton’ […] of les chevés apurtenans  Minor Enigmas 637
2horsesequit.halter, head-stall
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La chevesce (var. (P: c.1310) chevestre) del frein fu tuit a or batue, Ly poitrals a piere, la resne a or tissue  Rom Chev ANTS 717
3archit.epistyle, architrave
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  epistilis: de cheveces  TLL ii 86.64
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  capitula: cheveces  TLL ii 86. n189

s. and pl.

1domestic(bed-)head
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  prist une pere e la mist au chevez  (ms. cheveuz) au jeaunt ke il pout dormer plus volenters  Turpin 728
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  En ceste place vus reposez, E jo a voz chevez serrai  Gui War 9749
2domesticpillow
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  A vostre chief ferai mal chevez aturner  Becket1 5010
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