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dosser (s.xii)
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dosser (s.xii)

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dossere,  dossier;  doser,  doseur,  dooser;  docer,  dociere;  dorser,  dorsor  
  FEW:  dorsum 3,144b Gdf:  dosser 2,754a / dossier 2,754b / dossiere 2,754c GdfC: ∅ TL: dosser 2,2039 / dossiere 2,2039 DEAF:  dos (dossier 1)  DMF:  dossier1  TLF:  dossier  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  dorsalis 723c / dorsarium 724a

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1equit.back-strap, ridge-strap (of harness): 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  (the cart-horse) En dors porte le dosser (M.E. cartsadel or the rig rope)  bibb MS (O) 338rb
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Le dosser en la sele de cureies est enclos  BOZ Char 389
2textiledossal, curtain: 
( MS: s.xii ) dossarsum (in error for 'dorsarium'): dossere  TLL i 21
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  doosers estendeus, qe pendoient des pilers d’argent  TREVET Cron1 79.25
( 1364-72 )  une sale embroidré de diverses oeverages d’or et de soy contenante un dorser ové quatre cousters  TNA E101/395/2/130
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  pur la sale un grant doser ovesque lez tapetez, bankers [...]  Man lang ANTS 5.7
( 1423 )  i doser ovec ii costers de worsted  Rot Parl1 iv 234
♦eccl.liturgicaltextiledecor.dossal, ornamental cloth, hung at the back of the altar: 
( 1307-08 )  pour demi drap d'or et de velvel a fair un dossier a autel  Isabella Inventory 519
( 1433 )  (for an altar:) deux frontiers, deux dossiers, deux paremens pour les touailles parees  Bedford Inventories B93
3implementpanier: 
( s.xivin )  Item [...] 2 dossiers de divers fruyt [...] Item 3 paigners  Spicers 46
( 1371 )  in aula .j. dorsor de rubio [...]  DMLBS sub costera (507b)
( 1382 )  Et avons auxint arssez les faux dorsers & forfait le pesson amesné en ycell’  Rot Parl1 iii 142

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dossel 
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