porfirie (c.1192)

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porfirie (c.1192)

[ gdw]

[ FEW: 9,192b porphyrites; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,379a porfire; TL: 7,1508 porfire 1; DEAF:  porfire 1; DMF:  porphyre; TLF:  porphyre; OED:  porphyry n.; MED:  porphirie n.; DMLBS: 2350c porphyreus ]
porfire,  purfire  

s.

1lapid.porphyry, type of very hard, red-coloured rock containing crystals
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  Li degré sunt mult riche en fin: Porfirie (var. (D: b.1294) Porfire) partie, serpentin, De labastre tuit ensement  135.Y786

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marbre porfirie
1lapid.porphyry, type of very hard, red-coloured rock containing crystals
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Fort est a cunter les enlacemenz E les fruissures qui sunt as arcs dedenz, Del pavement est merveilles a dire: Trestut est d'or e de marbre purfire  (E) 12712
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porfirie