compact (s.xiii2/4)

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compact (s.xiii2/4)

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

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1compacted, 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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