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gustement (s.xiii1)
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gustement (s.xiii1)

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goustement; 
pl. goustemenz  
  FEW:  gustare 4,340a Gdf:  goustement 4,322c GdfC: ∅ TL: gostement 4,460 DEAF:  goster (gostement) G1040 DMF:  goustement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

1anat.culin.(sense of) taste: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ensi come pert son gustement Cil q'est malade en fiebre ague  GOWER Mirour 9545
2anat.culin.(act of) tasting, eating: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  ke del venim ki out trescuru char e os e alme par le morsel del mortel fruit de l’arbre dev[e]ié fust purgé par gustement del salvable fruit de l’arbre de vie  Joshua Sermons ii 30
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Pessez vos euz ou aboutemenz [...] vos oreilles ou escutemenz, vostre bouche ou goustemenz  Ancren2 202.11

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See also:

gust  guster  purgustement 
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