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pucelete (1273-82)
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pucelete (1273-82)

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pucellette  
  FEW:  *pullicella 9,525b Gdf:  pucelete 6,454c GdfC: ∅ TL: pucelete 7,1043 DEAF:  pucele (pucelete)  DMF:  pucelette  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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girl or unmarried young woman, maiden, virgin: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  De gré se venoit prison rendre A ceste pucelete tendre  Ross ANTS 134
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Mais cestes jofnes pucellettes Auci se faisont jolivettes Pour Foldelit  GOWER Mirour 9277
♦theol.the Virgin Mary: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Li seint angle vint a Marie E disoit [...]. Lors s’asenti la pucelete, E meintenaunt en la chambrete De sa poitrine chaste e nete Entras  Ross ANTS 25

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See also:

puce2  pucel1  pucelage  pucele  pucelin 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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