mouwe (1260-70)
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mouwe (1260-70)

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[ FEW: 16,544b *mauwa; Gdf: 5,353c moe 1; GdfC: 10,162a moe; TL: 6,108 möe; DEAF:  moe 2; DMF:  moue; TLF:  moue; OED:  mow n.2; MED:  moue n.2; DMLBS: ∅ ]
mouze,  mowe,  moue  

s.

faire la mouwe
1to grimace: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les uns sunt si escharnissant, La lufe e la mouze (var. moue) fesaunt  266
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Puys aprés eles fount lour mowes Et mokent cele despendour Ke lour fist si grant honour  407.224
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  fet la luffe e la mouwe  42.24
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