squama (1266-1300)
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squama (1266-1300)

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[FEW: 12,216b squama; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 10,711c squame; TL: 9,1040 squame; DEAF:  squame; DMF:  squame; TLF:  squame; OED:  squame n.; MED:  squame n.; DMLBS: 3173c squama]
 
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squama ferri
1metalflake or scale of iron oxide: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) L’esplen confortent touz les mirabolans [...], ferruge, squama ferri, limatura ferri, caca ferri, la perre lazuli, la perre armenike, agarike, vinaigre [...]  254.S54.2-3
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