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pinun (1171-74)
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pinun (1171-74)

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pinnon;  ponyon,  poynyon;  punnion,  punyon;  pynnon,  pynnun,  pynun  
  FEW:  *pinnio 8,538b Gdf:  pennon 1 6,83c GdfC:  pignon 1 10,337c TL: pignon 3 7,930 DEAF:  pignon 2  DMF:  pignon 2  TLF:  pignon 2  OED:  pinion n.1  MED:  pinoun n.  DMLBS:  pigno 2278b

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pinnacle, summit: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  L'eschelguaite est la sus el pinnon de cel munt  Becket1 686
♦archit.gable end, upper triangular section of a wall: 
( 1459-60 )  Et pro .iiij. tabulis de elme pro le punyon ibidem  MED pinoun n.
( c.1460 )  punnion [...] ponyon [...] le poynyon  Build salz 92
pinun del nes
anat.tip of the nose: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Par ces signes se mustera li malade ki tost mura: Le mentun decherra, le pinun (var. pynnon) de nes enblanchera  Lyric 167.3
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  Par ces signes se mustera li malade ki tost murra: Enmi le frunt enrovira, le quer del pé refreidira, E le mentun decherra, le pynnun del nes emblanchira (Latin: nasus summotenus albet) [...]  Pop Med 102
( MS: s.xiiiex )  hec pirula: pinun del nes  TLL ii 56.82
pinun table
archit.coping stone of a gable (?): 
( 1278 )  Item, .ij. s. .v. d. liberat. predicto Nicholao pro .xiij. pedibus de pynun table, pret. ped. .ij. d. q.  MED pinoun n.

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pin2 
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