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agucement (c.1185)

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agucement (c.1185)

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FEW: *acutiare 24,126a Gdf: aguisement 1,171c GdfC: aiguisement 8,57b TL: ∅ DEAF: aguisier (aguisement) DMF: aiguisement TLF: aiguisement OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

aguisement; agusement, agussement, angusement

s.1(of an edge, point, etc.) sharpness ♦ sharpness, keenness, harshness 2(of an illness, etc.) intensification, build-up 3intensifier, stimulus ♦ sharpening, fortifying agent

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1(of an edge, point, etc.) sharpness:

( MS: s.xiv^ex ) passeront par l’agucement d’espye (L) 44r

♦sharpness, keenness, harshness:

( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Tous ceus (=fishes), con dist Galiens, sunt solubles se il sunt en eiwe salee por l’aguisement du sel 285.S99.7

2pathol.(of an illness, etc.) intensification, build-up:

( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) quinces estaingnent seif et l’agusement de roge colre assuagent et vallent contre cardiake et encontre egestion 303.S126.6

( s.xiv²; MS: s.xiv² ) si cele nue [est] el sumet de l’urine […] donc signefie agussement e asperté de l’infermeté ii 261

3fig.intensifier, stimulus:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) En une forest sunt entrez, Ki de chans de oiseaus retentist; Ismeine d’amer en fremist, Kar chant d’oisel e estrument Est d’amur un angusement 8908

♦med.pharm.sharpening, fortifying agent:

( MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) prenés […] une drame et demie de cartatique emperial, por ce que ele espurge colere, et mellés bien ensemble ces agusemens 332

agu agucer aguçon aguçur

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