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pecette (s.xii1/3)
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pecette (s.xii1/3)

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peccete;  picete,  picette;  piecete,  piecette,  pieccette  (piecetie)  
  FEW:  *pettia 8,339a Gdf:  piecete 6,147a GdfC: ∅ TL: piecete 7,916 DEAF:  piece (piecete)  DMF:  piécette  TLF:  piécette  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  pecet(t)a 2159b

s.

small piece, part removed, broken, torn etc. from a larger whole: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  suz ciel n'ad si dure chose [...] Que tute ne fust detrenchie E en pieceties depecie  S Cath barking 2076
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Si jo n'alasse od lui pur aurer, Tost me freit en piecettes detrencher  Anc Test (E) 15927
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Prenés les racine[s] de l'auné et si les descoupés par piecetes et metés temprer en vin egre une nuit  Pop Med 333.10
♦lapid.fragment, chip, splinter: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Pois la (=diamond) depece l'om o mailz Sur enclume, e des pieccettes Ki en esclatent aguettes Les altres gemmes sunt talliees  Lapid 30.57
( MS: s.xiii1 )  (jacinths) Si dures sunt le n'ont peor De l'engin a l'entailleor, Fors des picetes d'aiment  Lapid 169.389
trencher a, en, par pecettes
trencher

[gdw]

See also:

peça  pece1  peceor  pecer1  pecer2  peceure  peçoi  peçoier 
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