diasprer (s.xiii)

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diasprer (s.xiii)

[ FEW: 5,32b jaspis; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,377c diasprer; TL: 2,1912 dïasprer; DEAF: ; DMF:  diaprer; TLF:  diaprer; OED:  diaper v.; MED:  diapren v.; DMLBS: ]
diaprer  

v.a.

1to decorate like diasper
( 1381-82 )  Item, pur foylles a diaprer a getter sur le royne - v.s.  196

p.p._as_a.

1herald.diapered, patterned
( s.xiii; MS: 1607 )  Le countee de Champanie, d’azure un bend d’argent cousteces d’or diaprés  39.40
( c.1275 )  Le cunte de l’Ille, de goule a treis barres d’or diasprez  51.146
speckled
( c.1249 )  Dalmaticam principalem de albo dyapré curcumdatam aurifrisio Hist Flores 2.20,  sub Dalmaticus (555b)
( 1349 )  hernes’ [...] de velvetto [...] diasprez per totam campedinem [...]  sub campedo (252a)
2fig.spattered
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  vous, Dame, en estoietz tout diaspree de son (=J. C.’s) sank  143
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