trifoire (s.xii3/4)

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trifoire (s.xii3/4)

triure,  triuire;  trefoire,  trefuire;  triffure,  triffuire;  triphure  

s.

1decor.carving, open-work, low relief
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (The statue) De quivere geté ert, e cil qui la geta A trifoire la fist e mult bel la dorra  1131
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Li corn estoit d'iveure Entaillez a trifure  42
( MS: s.xiii1 )  anaglaffario: (R) triffure  256.171
2decor.ornament
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Mut ad beau chef sanz triffure, Large frunt e surciz noir  254.53

a.

1decor.chased, embossed
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li arçun entaillé de yvoire E neelez a or trifoire  7948
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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