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crucel (s.xii/xiii)
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crucel (s.xii/xiii)

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cresil;  crosel,  crosiel,  crosil;  crusel,  crusil;  (corsyl  Alchimie 395.65,  croysel)  
  FEW:  *croceolus 2/ii,1356a Gdf:  croisel 2,378a GdfC: ∅ TL: croisuel 2,1085 DEAF:  croisuel  DMF:  croisel  / croiseul  TLF: ∅ OED:  crosslet n.1  MED:  crosselet n.2  DMLBS:  crucibolum 522b

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1cresset, lamp or torch mounted on a pole: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pernez drasche de oylle et arnement […] e destemprez ensemble e metez en un crusil ou en une lampe  Rom 32 (O.2.45) 113.7
( 1406-07 )  Item pur chaundel, crusis, […]  Mch Tayl Accs1 8 Henry IV
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  lucubre: (T) cresils (var. (O: xii/xiii) escorces, keus; (D: xiii/xiv) kexis, eschors)  TLL ii 50.91
2pharm.med.crucible, vessel in which metals or other substances may be melted: 
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Pus si metez vostre vif argent en un croysel al fu [...] et pus metez dé carbouns en le crosiel et entour le crosiel, et si fundra  Alchimie 393.56
( MS: s.xiiiex )  cruciboli: (C) crucel (var. (D: xiii/xiv) crosel; (L: xiiiex) crusel)  TLL ii 50.91
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