encusture (c.1292)

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encusture (c.1292)

[ FEW: *2/ii,1097b *consutura; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
encosture,  encousture  

s.

1padding
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  La damoysele l’arma (=J.C.) de estraunge armeyure Pur aketoun ly bayle blaunche char e pure, Pur cadaz e cotoun de saunk fu le encusture  187.47
2fastening (?)
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  a deliverer al purchaceour la seisine par le haspe ou par le anel de l’ uihs, ou par encousture (var. (N: c.1310) enclosture) de la porte  i 261
enclosture 
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