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compact (s.xiii2/4)
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compact (s.xiii2/4)

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  FEW:  compactus 2/ii,965a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  compacte 9,136b TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  compact 1  TLF:  compact  OED:  compact adj.1  MED:  compact ppl.  DMLBS:  compingere 407a

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compacted, solid: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  la substance des reins est espo[is]se et compacte, dont eles ne depiecent pas volentiers  i 225
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  come la matere que fu compacte […], et por ce que poi [remaint] […] de la matere que fu serré et dure  ii 248
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