colice (s.xiiiin)

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colice (s.xiiiin)

[ FEW: 2/ii,880b colare; Gdf: 2,331c couleis 1; GdfC: 9,217c coulisse; TL: 2,559 colëiz; DEAF:  coler 1 (coleiz, coleiz); DMF:  coulis 2; TLF:  coulis 2; OED:  portcullis n.; MED:  port-colice n.; DMLBS: 377a coleicius ]
colis,  colyz,  culys  

a.

porte colice
1mil.archit.portcullis, strong barrier of wooden or iron bars that can be lowered to block a gateway
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  la porte colis avalent errant  3639
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Derere la porte colice qe tresbien fu barré  120
( 1343-50 )  Si qe nos gentz pursuirent les Fraunceis taunqe a le porte de seint Thomer, et illoqes dreit a portecolyz les Fraunceis furent touz occys  79
( 1383 )  et pur la fesure d’une entree et une gatehouse ovesque une voutee et un portculys et un vice faites par le dit Henry  ii 284.903
coler#2 
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