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couple2 (s.xiii1)
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The form gupel is a cross reference to the following entry:

couple2 (s.xiii1)

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cople,  cuple  (copulle  i 72 (PRO E101/49/29, m.16),  cupille  204,  gupel  (O) 336vb ),
(pl. cowplis  ii 143)  
  FEW:  copula 2/ii,1157b Gdf:  couple 2,335a GdfC:  couple 9,221c TL: cople 2,832 DEAF:  cople  DMF:  couple  TLF:  couple 1  / couple 2  OED:  couple n.  MED:  coupole n.  DMLBS:  copula 487c

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1couple, pair: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  De tote manere des oyseaus Une couple ad de mal e femel  663
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  quatre couplez de chiens  29
( 1312-13 )  En .iiij. couples de hevedropes […]. En .iiij. bayeropes  E101/612/31 m 1
( 1372 )  paiant pur chescun couple d’ycelles (=rabbits) […]  i 114
♦married couple: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Li cuples fu mut glorius, L'espuse est bone e bon l'espus  4787
2copulation: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  proscheinetie de persones descendaunt de carnele couple ou nul parenté nen est  21
3coupling, leash (for dogs): 
( MS: s.xiii )  copula: couple de chin, cuple de chen  i 227
4archit.tie, pair of matched rafters: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  laquaria: (R) lé cuples (var. (J: s.xiii1) lasce)  252
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  [D]e deuz cheverouns un couple facez Ki ferme estera sur la mesere  958
( 1383 )  en hautesse del primiere etage viij piés de mesure et de l’estage amount tanque as couples vij piés de mesure  597
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  laquearia: (L) cuples (var. (C: xiii2) lé laz; (D: xiii/xiv) couplis de mesun)  ii 75
5archit.bay, section (of house): 
( 1372 )  une covenable meison de quatre couples  i 5
6literaturecouplet: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Quank’en franceis voil escrivere, N’en voil unc un cuple (l. cuplé?) faire  41
7decor.costumeribbon, circlet: 
( 1423 )  i couple de damask noier, broché d’arg[ent] […]  iv 236
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