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danture (1150-70)
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danture (1150-70)

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danteure;  daunture;  denteure,  denture  
  FEW:  domitare 3,132a Gdf:  donteure 2,748b GdfC: ∅ TL: dentëure 2,1405 / dontëure 2,2027 DEAF:  donter (donteüre)  DMF:  dompture  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1horsesequit.taming, breaking-in: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Que puleins prent en danteure, U voille u nun, lunges li dure  Trist thomas2 1516
( MS: s.xiv1/3 ) Qy aprent bearz en denture veaut mayntener taunt cumme ille dure  Prov inéd 432.22
2control, discipline: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  sa alme pure Tint tut dys par tele daunture  S Fran ANTS 1996
mettre en danture
horsesequit.to break in (a horse): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Bucifal [...] Unqes ne porta home [...] Fors sul Alisandre, qe le mist en danture  Rom Chev ANTS 4060

See also:

adanture  danter 
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