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triangle (s.xiiiin)
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The form treangle is a cross reference to the following entry:

triangle (s.xiiiin)

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treangle,  treaungle;  triaungle;  tryangle  
  FEW:  triangulus 13/ii,250a Gdf:  triangle 8,67b GdfC:  triangle 10,808a TL: triangle 1 10,642 / triangle 2 10,642 DEAF:  triangle  DMF:  triangle1  TLF:  triangle  OED:  triangle n.  MED:  triangle n.  DMLBS:  triangulus 3496a

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1geometrytriangle, geometric shape with three angles and three straight sides: 
( 1255-59; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Et triangles et sercles tret, Diverses figures [en] fet  S Edm (Rich) 465
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Treis natureles lignes sount en la paume de chescun main qe font une triaungle  Chiromancies tlm 47.1
♦divin.triangle, the three naturel lines on the palm of each hand: 
( MS: s.xiii )  La souvereigne ligne del triangle mesure la vie solum sa quantité, ce est a dire ou breve ou longe  Chiromancies tlm 27.2
( MS: s.xiiiex )  (on the palm of the hand) Le triangle equilatre signifie home feel e de bone fame e amable e de longe vie  Chiromancies tlm 49.9
♦theol.triangle as a symbol of the Holy Trinity: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii )  Se vos trovez [...] une virgine entaillee […] ki tienge ses mains crusies estendues, si ait un triangle en son chief [...]  Lapid 291.XXV.2
2 triangle, object used for measurement: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv2 )  Et en moutz des autres maneres par verges et triaungles poet hom ceo savoir par sotiltié de geometrie que ne covient pas cy escrire  Practica Geometriae 48

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