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machination (s.xii3/4)

machination (s.xii3/4)

machinacion,  machinacioun  
  FEW:  machinari 6/i,11b Gdf: GdfC:  machination 10,103c TL: machinacïon 5,759 DEAF:  machiner (machinacion)  DMF:  machination  TLF:  machination  OED:  machination n.  MED:  machinacion n.  DMLBS:  machinatio 1672a

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1plotting, scheming
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Et en semblant de ceus par machinacion L'une semblat a ly, l'autre a son compaignon  Rom Chev ANTS 57 (var.)
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  li quart espirit est de placence e de machinacion  Suidas 614
( 1353 )  si nul marchant ou autre face conspiracie, confederacie, covyne, machination ou murmure ou mal engyn [...]  Rot Parl1 ii 251
2method, plan
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] mut de machinacions avom nous recounté encontre les olifanz, ke quant bosoigne e mester serra, ke l'em sache queus choses sunt a contre ester a si granz bestes  vegetius2 119.6

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See also:

imagination  machinance  machiner  makement 
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machination