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tyre (s.xiii1)
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tyre (s.xiii1)

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tyr;  tire  
  FEW:  Tyrus 13/ii,464a Gdf:  tire 1 7,725b GdfC: ∅ TL: tir 2 10,319 DEAF:  tire 1  DMF:  tyr  TLF: ∅ OED:  tyre n.1  MED:  Tire n.3  DMLBS:  Tyrius 3537a

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1textiletoponymsilk material, rich cloth form the Phoenician island city of Tyre: 
( MS: s.xiii1 ) Si en fet geter [...] Les tyrs e les pailes e les cendals pleiés  Gui Bourgogne 836
( 1463 ) laces d’or, tires de soie ou d’or  Stats ii 397
2beverageoenol.toponymstrong sweet wine from Tyre: 
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 ) vous arés de bon malvesey, romeney, osey, tyre, vyne creett, vernage, ypocras, et vyne blanc  Liber Donati 22
( 1483-84 ) mesmes lez merchaunte et merchauntes amesnent, ovesque chescune but de malvesie et ovesque chescune but de tyre, dix bowestaves bons et able stuff  Stats ii 494

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See also:

tyret  tyrien 
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