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chinchesse (s.xiiiin)

chinchesse (s.xiiiin)

chinchesce,  chinchise  
[ FEW: 13/ii,374b tsits-; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: 2,382 chichece; DEAF:  chiche 1; DMF:  chichesse; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]

s.

meanness, avarice
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiex )  Cheitiveté et chinchesse largesce en mont de lieus blesce  181
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  se donent a chinchesse e cheitiveté  179
( s.xivin; MS: c.1330 )  Largesce se byngne en petit urcele, E Chynchesce se baynne en large paele  54.42

See also:

chiche2 
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