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topace (s.xii1/3)

topace (s.xii1/3)

thopace,  thopase,  thopasse;  topas,  topase,  topasse,  topaz,  topaze;  toupace,  toupasse;  tupace,  tupaze, 
Lat topacius,  topatius  
  FEW:  topazus 13/ii,35b Gdf: GdfC:  topaze 10,777b TL: topace 10,385 DEAF:  topace  DMF:  topaze  / topaz  TLF:  topaze  OED:  topaz n.  MED:  topas n.  DMLBS:  topazius 3453a

s.

lapid.topaz, yellow transparent precious stone
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Topacius  (var. (M: s.xiiiex) Topace ) ad deus culurs, E si ad en sey granz valurs  Lapid 271.X.174
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Pierres i ad, matistes e topazes  Roland 1661
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1300 )  Pur acomplir sun desir Veie rubi e safir, [...] Topaz, beril e cural  Rom Phil 451
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  'Ociez mei', dist il, 'si avrez de luer [...] ma corone u set einz li topaz'  Anc Test (E) 8750
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiiex )  les gentz de la tere si troevent plusours peres preciouces si cum emeraudes, jaspes, saphirs, calcedoynes, charbucles, enifles, topaces, rubes  Pr Jean2 696.170
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li premer fundement est jaspe apelez [...] Le ultime a a nun berille, e tupace le nuevime  Apoc giffard 4181
( MS: s.xiv1 )  La douszime pierre est topaz, qui colour est citrin a le semblaunce de or pur  Quad Herm 185
( 1313 )  Item, sur un autre baston, trois rubiz, un amiraude; un peridot, un topas de mesme le tresor  Foedera1 ii 203

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See also:

topazion 
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