collection (c.1240)
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collection (c.1240)

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  FEW:  colligere 2/ii,902b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  colection 9,123b TL: collection 2,568 DEAF:  collecte (collection)  DMF:  collection  TLF:  collection  OED:  collection n.  MED:  colleccioun n.  DMLBS:  collectio380a 

pl. sollections  

s.

1gathering, accumulation: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  si auchune collection d’umurs i avient, sil seigniez de l’autre part  i 74
2med.abscess, tumour: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  i a quatre collections  (ms. sollections) que vienent des superfluetez des quatre humurs […] . E tuz generalment sunt apelé apostemus  i 64
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