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mask (1376)

mask (1376)

maske  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  mask n.1  MED:  mask(e n.  DMLBS:  mascra 1729b
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

fishingmesh, opening between the cords of a fishing net
( 1376 )  q'ils ne soeffrount nuls reitz en la rivere, s'ils ne soient de large maske d'assise  Rot Parl1 ii 331.56
( 1380-81 )  estoit ordeigné qe nul ne pescheroit devers l'est de Pount de Loundres ové nulle manere de reis dont le mask serroit plus estreit qe un pouce et dimy  London English 68
( MS: 1419 )  De retibus [...] et modus mensurandi i mask  Lib Alb 577

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See also:

mascle1  mesche1 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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