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puce1 (c.1165)

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The form pulce is a cross reference to the following entry:

puce1 (c.1165)

pouce;  puche;  pulce;  puse,  pusse  
  FEW:  pulex 9,522a Gdf: GdfC:  puce 10,444a TL: puce 1 7,2037 DEAF:  puce  DMF:  puce  TLF:  puce  OED: MED: DMLBS:  pulex 2567b

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insectszool.flea, parasitic insect that irritates hair or skin
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Une pulce, ceo dit, jadis munta Sur un chamail, sil chevecha Desi que en une autre cuntree  MARIE Fables 178.1
( MS: s.xiii2 )  pulex: pusse  TLL ii 22
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Puce (M.E. Fle), wybet et muche  Nominale 817
( MS: s.xivm )  Ki fist dunques puces et muches et crepaus et colures et totes autres mals vermins?  A-N Piety 58
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  puis laver del eawe chaude pur tuer les puses  Sz Med1 100.1
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Hé, lez poucez me mo[rdent fort, et me font] grant male, quar vraiment, je m'ay graté le [dos si fort que le sanc] curt avalle  Man lang ANTS 36.9

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