cousture (c.1136-65)
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cousture (c.1136-65)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1097b *consutura; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,232a cousture; TL: 2,974 costure; DEAF:  costure; DMF:  couture 1; TLF:  couture; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 463a consutura /547c custura 2 ]
costeure,  costur,  costure,  cosure;  couster;  custure  

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1stitch(ing), seam: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  une cote senz costeure E enterine de faiture  691
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Rumpent custures e borz croissent, Veilles depiecent e mast froissent  2487
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1 )  hec sutura: custure de souler  368
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  sa cote avoy jeo mesmes fait sanz costure (var. (E: s.xiv1) cosure)  99.2
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  que les coustures soient bien et fort couseez  48
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  un pourpoint qu’est rumpus […] et les cousters sount decousés  21.16
♦med.suture: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E pus sur la custure metez un puldre vermel  i 49
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