pomice (s.xiii1)

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pomice (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 9,573b pumex; Gdf: 6,269b pomis; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  ponce (pumice); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  pumice n. / pumice stone n.; MED:  pomis(e n.; DMLBS: 2574c pumex ]
pomiz,  pomyce,  pomys;  pumiç,  pumice,  pumis,  pumiz  

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1lapid.pumice stone, very light and porous volcanic rock
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm )  A blancher lé dens que sunt neirs. Triblez pomice, fetez pudre, pus le confiez od mel, si metez tut en un drapel lingn espés [...]  350
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Donc pernét pomiz, si en fetes sotile poudre e frotés les dens dekes seyent enblanchis  ii 158.93
lapid.implementpumice stone used to erase ink from parchment
( MS: s.xiii1 )  pumice: pumis  ii 105.167
( MS: s.xiii )  Scriptor habeat [...] pumicem (glosse: pumiç) mordacem et planulam ad purgandum et equandum superficiem pergameni  i 188.167 and ii 116.167
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Hec sunt instrumenta clericis necessaria: libri [...], pumex (gloss: (C) pomiz (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) pomyce ) cum plana et creat  i 200.56 and ii 137.56
( 1380 )  dys et oyt soldz pur parchemyn, papire, cire rouge, pomys, enk et autres choses necessaires et busoignables pur l’office de nostre chancellerie  i 86.259
lapid.cosmet.implementpumice stone used remove dead skin or hair
( MS: c.1300 )  Key en la teste teigne avera, Si de see garrir vodera, Si seit sa teste ben lavé E pus rese e a pomiz naee  309.77
pomicer  ponce  poncete 
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