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estuffure (1377)

estuffure (1377)

estoffure,  estouffour  
  FEW:  *stopfôn 17,247b Gdf:  estoffeure 3,617c GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF:  étoffure  TLF: OED: MED:  stuffur(e n.  DMLBS:  stuffura 3218c

s.

1packing, piling up
( 1397-98 )  qe toutz maneres des niefs [...] portent ovesque eux tout lour lastage des bones piers convenables pur l’estuffure de les beeknes susditz  Stats ii 108 xviii
2supplies
( 1409-10 )  des autres chastelx [...] et pur les vitaillement, artillerie et autre estuffure d’icelles  Rot Parl1 iii 627
3reinforcement(s)
( 1377 )  estoffer competentement mesmes les chastelx […] de toutes estoffures busoignables  Rot Parl1 iii 17
( 1383 )  gentz defensables pur l’estuffure du dite barge  Rot Parl1 iii 162
( 1400-01 )  qe les seignurs marchez soient commaundez [...] d’ordeigner et mettre tieux estouffours et gardez en lour chastelx [...] qe en temps advenir null pierde, riot [...] aveigne  Rot Parl1 iii 476

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stuffure 
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