triangle (s.xiiiin)
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triangle (s.xiiiin)

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

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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  465
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Treis natureles lignes sount en la paume de chescun main qe font une triaungle  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  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  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 [...]  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  48
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