charbucle (s.xii1/3)
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charbucle (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  carbunculus 2/i,360a Gdf:  charboucle 2,67b GdfC: ∅ TL: charbocle 2,256 DEAF:  charbocle  DMF:  carboucle  TLF: ∅ OED:  carbuncle n.  MED:  carbuncle n.  DMLBS:  scarabo  2956b
carboncle,  carbucle,  carbuncle;  charbocle,  charbokelle,  charbokle,  charboncle,  charboucle;  charbuche,  charbuchle,  charbuncle,  charbunkel;  scherbuncle  

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1lapid.carbuncle (fiery-red gemstone that glows in the dark): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Scherbuncles gette de sei rais  49.519
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  en son anele out un charbucle cler  1593
( MS: s.xiii )  carbunculus: carbucle  166
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  piropus: (T) charbucle  ii 27
2med.pathol.carbuncle, cluster of boils: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E puis le (=poultice) metez sure, ce amortist le charbucle  i 73
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  senti la venjaunce Deux, qar felouns, qe sount appellés charboucles, lui crustrent en la teste  247.11
3herald.carbuncle, eight radiating spokes: 
( c.1350; MS: s.xvin )  Le roy de Navarre porte de goules ové une charboncle d’or  320
( 1423 )  veil ceel de soy, overez du brouderie des armes d'Escrop', et de Crables, et .j. lite de worsted, les bordures de soy, ovec les armes de charbokles  iv 239
demi charbucle
1herald.demi-carbuncle, four radiating spokes: 
( c.1280; MS: c.1280 )  l’escu parté de azur et de goules od demy charbocle d’or  68.9
escharbucle 
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