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ovriere (1155)
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ovriere (1155)

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overere,  overiere;  uvrere,  uvriere,  uvrire  
  FEW:  operarius 7,369b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ovriere 6,1460 DEAF:  ovrer (ovriere)  DMF:  ouvrière  TLF:  ouvrière  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  operarius 2027b

s.f.

femaleoccupationfemale worker, woman who carries out manual labour: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  (Moses was so handsome that he when walked through the streets) les overeres cesseront de lour overaigne pur lui regarder  TREVET Cron1 25.9
♦femaleoccupationtextilefemale weaver, woman who makes cloth: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (of the daughters of king Ebraucus) Ourar fu la meillor ovriere E Innogin la plus parlere  Brut WACE 1565
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Si l'asist sur sun lit dunt la coilte est chiere D'un paile alixandrin: bon' en fu l'i overiere (var. (O: s.xiiim) bon fud l'ovriere)  Horn 815

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See also:

operer2  ovrable1  ovrage  ovraigne  ovral  ovrance  ovre1  ovree1  ovrement  ovrer1  ovresce  ovrier1  ovrour 
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