[mestailler] (s.xiiiin)
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[mestailler] (s.xiiiin)

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[ gdw]

[ FEW: 13/i,48a taliare; Gdf: 5,306a mestaillier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 5,1688 mestaillier; DEAF:  taillier 1 (*); DMF:  métailler; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
métailler,  métailer  

v.n.

1to misshape, distort: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xivin )  De dire al melz que jo savrai, Mais que de rimer mesaille (var. (B: s.xivin) de ren métaille) Le veir vus en dirrai sanz faille  7337 (var.)

p.p._as_a.

1misshapen, ugly: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  le vilen estoit grant e métailez  1763
maltaillé  tailler 
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