Serice (c.1230)

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Serice (c.1230)

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  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  Seric a.  MED: DMLBS:  sericus 3045a
 

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1 toponym demonym textile Serica, country in Eastern Asia (probably China) associated with the production of silk (also referring to its inhabitants or the silk cloth)
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Seres =capital of Serica apelent un chastel En orient mult fort e bel, Dunt Serice ad nun quanque i apent, E regne e vesture e la gent  905
Seres#1 
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