esmaille (c.1170)
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esmaille (c.1170)

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[ FEW: 17,155a *smalt; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,532c esmal; TL:  esmal 1; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  émail; TLF:  émail; OED:  amel n. / esmayle, emayle n.; MED:  amal n. / esmal n.; DMLBS: 802c esmale ]
esmal,  emal;  amal,  amail,  amaile,  amaille;  aesmal,  asmal;  aimale  

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1enamel: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  bons vesseaus e d’or e de asmal (var. (O: s.xiiim) esmal)  577
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Sul li esmal e l’or qu’il i ad mis Par les pareiz valent tuit un pais  (E) 13081
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  A robe d’or batue e nusches de aesmal  20
( 1423 )  .j. autre ewer d’or [...] ovec blanc esmaille entour le coverture  iv 217
♦enamel object: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Les flurs abat e les cristals, Les neelures e les amals  11180
( 1370 )  [...] qe taillours de seals et de amaux q’ils rendont a chescuny son pois d’argent et d’or auxi avant come ils pount sauver sur lour loiaulté  134
esmal de colur
1painted enamel: 
( 1367-68 )  Item, qe null’ de la dit compaignie ne fra nulle peynterye desur nulle seynture mes soulement de amaille de colour  104
ovré a esmal
1ornamented with enamel: 
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  Les fenestres sunt de cristal, Mult bien ouvrez a esmal  134.Y694
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