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[porcelin] (1430)
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The form purcelin is a cross reference to the following entry:

[porcelin] (1430)

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purcelin  
  FEW:  porcellus 9,186b Gdf:  porcelin 6,284a GdfC: ∅ TL: porcelin 7,1482 DEAF:  porcel (porcelin)  DMF:  porcelin  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  porcellinus 2349a

The word is attested in Continental French as an adjective (Gdf.: ‘de porc, qui tient du porc’), but this Anglo-Norman attestation is the only instance of a nominal use.

s.

mammalslivestockzool.piglet, young pig: 
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Ne de aignel ne de conin, Ne char fresche de purcelin  Courtoisie 439.67

[gdw]

See also:

porc  porcel1  porceler  porcelet 
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purcelin