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picer1 (1325)
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The form picier is a cross reference to the following entry:

picer1 (1325)

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picier,  piser  
  FEW:  pectus 8,112a Gdf:  piciere 6,143 GdfC: ∅ TL: piciere 7,875 DEAF:  piz (piciere)  DMF:  picière  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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armourequit.mil.chest protection for a war-horse: 
( 1325 )  un peire de covertours, un picer, un teister [...]  Will Penebrugg 17
( 1347 )  Jeo devys a Monsire Robert de Holande les quissers ové le picer de quir qui sount pour mon destrer  Test Ebor i 43
( 1360 )  (for jousting and battle:) hernasia [...] quondam ordinata, scilicet [...] piciers et scritheliers de corio bullito  DMLBS sub corium (492a)
( 1415 ) Item, un tester et un piser, pris .vj. s. .iiij. d.  Forfeitures Agincourt 89

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piz1 
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