bisse2 (s.xiii1)
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bisse2 (s.xiii1)

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  FEW:  byssus 1,669b Gdf:  bisse 3 1,653a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  bisse 2  DMF:  bisse 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  byss n.1  MED:  bis n.1  DMLBS: ∅
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( MS: s.xiii1 )  bisso: (D) de bis(var. (R: s.xiii1) cheysil; (J: s.xiii1) de purpir)  243
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  vestu de purperins dras e de bisses  i 21
( c.1270; MS: c.1270-75 )  E si li est doné k’ele se veste de bisse (Latin: byssinum) resplendisaunt e blaunc  1225
( 1323 )  De una penula de bisse  209
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  tu estreinderas la cote de bis et une mitre bissine  56va
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