guigne (c.1240)

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guigne (c.1240)

[gdw]

[ FEW: ; Gdf: 4,383a guigne; GdfC: ; TL: 4,772 guigne; DEAF: G1606 guigne 1; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
gigne  

s._sg._and_pl.

1implementpincers, (pair of) tweezers used to remove hair
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E puis od unes gignes que picicariolis sunt apelees les =hairs devez od totes les racines esrachier  i 54
( MS: c.1250 )  Hoc depilatorium: guigne  i 416
guinole 
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guigne