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diacastoree (s.xiii2/4)
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diacastoree (s.xiii2/4)

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diacastorea,  diacastorum  
  FEW:  castoreum *2/i,474b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  diacastoree  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  dia- 646b
ls(loanword: Latin (?)Greek (?))
le

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pile diacastoree
pharm.med.pill containing diacastoreum (extracted from beaver glands) : 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et li doigne l'en piles diacastorea dous ou trois par les narines  A-N Med i 184
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Ausi metét les piles diacastorum en ses narilz destemprés en eawe chaude  A-N Med ii 148
pillule diacastoree
pharm.med.pill containing diacastoreum (extracted from beaver glands) : 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et li dongne l'en diacastoreum ou pillule diacastoree par la bouche  A-N Med i 179
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