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pudrette (s.xii1/3)
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pudrette (s.xii1/3)

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puldrete  (pourrete,  purette)  
  FEW:  pulvis 9,561b Gdf:  poudrete 6,343b GdfC: ∅ TL: poudrete 7,1664 DEAF:  poudre (poudrete)  DMF:  poudrette  TLF:  poudrette  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

fine dust, particles of earth, soil or dirt: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Asius [...] legiere est cumme puncete: As mains aert cume pudrette  Lapid 208.118
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (ant-lion) Ceo est beste petitete, Met sai en la puldrete La u li formiz vait  Best ants 1102
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  la chambre est si bien et honestment curraié dez balaiez et nettoié dez pouciez (l. poutiez) et dez purettez (var. (LH: c.1400) pourretes, id est poudres)et ordures  Man lang ANTS 10.25

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See also:

pudre  pudré1  pudrebox  pudrer  pudrere  pudrier  pudrus  pussire 
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