decressant (s.xiii2/4)
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decressant (s.xiii2/4)

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  FEW:  crescere 2/ii,1326b Gdf:  descroissant 2,572a GdfC:  descroissant 9,327c TL: descroissant 2,1550 DEAF:  croistre (descroissant)  DMF:  décroissance  TLF: ∅ OED:  decrease v. (decreasing n. and adj.)  MED:  decresing, ger.  DMLBS:  decrescentia 580c
decreissant;  descreissant  

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1astron.waning of moon: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  le jor del derain joesdi del decreissant de la lune  i 251
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ceste poudre userez en decressant et en cressaunt  22va
( MS: s.xiv )  En la primere semeine de la decressant vus seignez  225.31
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