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chamel1 (1121-35)
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chamel1 (1121-35)

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camail,  camaile,  camaille,  cameil,  camel;  chamail,  chamaile,  chamaille;  chameal,  chameil,  chamoil;  kamail  (camule ),
pl. cameles,  chameulz,  chameus  (chamous  Vernac Glosses 20)  
  FEW:  camelus 2/i,129a Gdf:  chamoil 2,46c GdfC:  chamel 9,33c TL: chamoil 2,194 DEAF:  chamoil  DMF:  chameau  TLF:  chameau 1  OED:  camel n.  MED:  camel n.  DMLBS:  camelus 248c

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1mammalszool.camel: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (the ostrich) De cameil dous pez ad, D’oisel dous eles ad  Best ants 1247
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  dromedaries e camelz granz  Pr Jean3 124.Y170
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 )  De espices mut vivent e de chars des bestes ki la sunt: elefans, bugles, chameus, muls et asnes unt a plenté  Iter paris 168
( MS: c.1250 )  hic camelus: camail  TLL i 426
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et sachez qe Machomet fuist neez de Arabe, et fuist primerement un povre gaçoun qe gardoit les cameles  Mandeville 280
2skinscamel-skin: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (A military machine) est fet de marien e de quirs de roncins, De chamels endurciz e de [granz] quirs taurins  Rom Chev ANTS 6096
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1332 )  John le Camule  Family Names Cammell
leit de chamel
leit
peil de chamel
textilecamel-hair: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  vestemens de peilz de chameil (var. (H: c.1335) camail)  Legendary 80.64

See also:

chamelin  chamelier 
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