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pessarie (s.xiiim)
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pessarie (s.xiiim)

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passere,  peissare,  pesaire,  pessaire,  pessare;  pissarie  
  FEW:  pessarium 8,37b Gdf:  pessaire 6,125c GdfC:  pessaire 10,327c TL: pessaire 7,841 DEAF:  pessaire  DMF:  pessaire  TLF:  pessaire  OED:  pessary n.  MED:  pessari(e n.  DMLBS:  pessarium 2252b

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pharm.med.pessary, vaginal suppository: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Iceste medicine ensi covient a faire, Dedens par la nassance metés o le pessaire  A-N Med ii 97.560
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm )  Diascordes dit que la pudre de fenugrec mellé od le sanc de owe vaut a la duresse de mariz si home en fet pissarie  Med Comp ANTS 680
( MS: s.xv )  A fere venir flures e enfaunt mort dens la ventre mere: La secunde feiz fetes [...] par pessarie de la poudre [...]  Five Med MSS 175.E669

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pesacion 
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