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argent de Cipre

, argent + de + Cipre.
Searchable Lemmata: argent de Cipre (AF).
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    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Textile; 'Cyprus silver', fine, silver-gilt thread.(post 1200 - ante 1400)
1. lui facez liverer sendale, canavas, velvetz, draps d’or et de soy, or de Cipre, argent de Cipre, soy, carde [var.: soy cardé], lienge, toille, canevaz, fil et toutes autres choses diverses Accounts. [AND PRO E101/395/2 (129) 1364/1372]
c.f.: cypress
AF.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Argent + Old French Cipre, Cypre (Cyprus).
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