alabastre (s.xii1/3)
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alabastre (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  alabastrum 24,287a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  albastre 8,68a TL: aubastre 1,659 DEAF:  alabastre  DMF:  albâtre  TLF:  albâtre  OED:  alabaster n. and a.  MED:  alabastre n.  DMLBS:  alabastrum 56b
alabastir;  alabauster,  alabaustre  

s.

1lapid.alabaster, soft, white and translucent stone: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Alabaustre est une pere […]  208.137
( c.1192; MS: b.1294 ) Les degrez sunt mut riches en fin: Porfire partie e serpentin, De alabastre tut ensement  135.D787
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et delez le grant autier a .iij. degrez est ly fertre de alabastre ou ly ossementz de seinte Katerine gisent  166
( 1378-79 )  Item, un salutation de nostre dame d’alabaustre - pris .xxvj. s. .viij. d.  E101/400/6
( 1394 )  .j. bassyn rounde d’argent, ové un image de nostre Dame de alabauster  i 199
( 1414 )  une table d’albastre  ii 8
labastre 
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