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spume (s.xiii1)

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spume (s.xiii1)


Lat. spuma  
  FEW:  spuma 12,214a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF:  spume  OED:  spume n.  MED:  spume n.  DMLBS:  spuma 3171a
ls(loanword: Latin )
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s.

1foam, froth (on the surface of a boiling liquid)
( MS: s.xiii1 ) Assit etiam coclear magnum, quo spuma (gloss: spume) vel ebulitio olle possint castigari  TLL i 181.61 and ii 96.61
2 foamy, frothy saliva
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) [...] salivare spumis sanguineis (gloss: (D) spume de sa[n]g) (var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) de spume de san ) infectum  TLL i 182.64 and ii 68.64
spuma nitri
lapid.coarse soda, salpetre
( MS: s.xiv1/3 ) si metet [...] deu unces de cel alkali, ou de spuma vitri (l. nitri) si vus ne avez poynt de sal alkali  Alchimie 379.2
( MS: s.xiv1/3 ) si sublimez avont avé limure et ové spuma vitri (l. nitri)  Alchimie 379.2

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See also:

espume 
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