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puce2 (c.1240)

puce2 (c.1240)

 
  FEW:  *pullicella 9,525a Gdf: GdfC: TL: puce 2 7,2038 DEAF:  pucele (puce)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.f.

femaleyoung woman, maiden, virgin
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Survint mult tost la puce gente (=B.V.M.)  Mir N-D 192.87
( MS: s.xiii2 )  se par force e de tort e contre sa volunté fust une puce corrumpue, ele nequedent sereit en les virgines coroné de Deu en cel si ele gardast aprés fermement en purpos de chasteté e de virginité  A-N Piety 378

[gdw]

See also:

pucel1  pucelage  pucele  pucelete  pucelin 
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