diacastoreum (s.xiii2/4)
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diacastoreum (s.xiii2/4)

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  FEW:  castoreum *2/i,474b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  diacastoree (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  dia- pref.2  / castoreum n.  MED:  diacastori(e n.  DMLBS:  dia 646b / castoreum 295b
diacastorium,  diacastorum, 
pl. diacastorea  
ls(loanword: Latin (?)Greek (?))
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1pharm.med.diacastoreum, medicament prepared with beaver glands: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  li doigne l’en opiates, aurcam, oppopira, diacastoreum, poudre de poivre  i 209
( MS: s.xiii2 )  manguce diacastorium tant cum la meité de une feve  48vl
pile diacastoreum
1pharm.med.pill containing diacastoreum (extracted from beaver glands): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et li doigne l'en piles diacastorea dous ou trois par les narines  i 184
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Ausi metét les piles diacastorum en ses narilz destemprés en eawe chaude  ii 148
castoire  diacastoree 
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