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canne1 (s.xiii)
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canne1 (s.xiii)

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kanne  
  FEW:  canna 2/i,199a Gdf:  cane 1 1,775b GdfC:  canne 8,419c TL: chane 1  DEAF: ∅ DMF:  canne  TLF:  canne  OED:  cane n.  MED:  cane n.  DMLBS:  canna n. 258 c

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1bot.sedge: 
( MS: s.xiii )  ulva paludis: (C) gallice canne, chenaupie  TLL ii 29
2 bot. tall sort of reed, probably bamboo: 
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  En celle lac (=in Banjarmasin, southern coast of Borneo) croissent arundines, ces sont kannes q'ils appellent thaby qe ount .xxx. toises ou plus de long. Et de ces kannes fait homme belles maisouns  Mandeville 346
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