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cervicarium

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Searchable Lemmata: cervicarium (L).
Alternate Forms: Unique.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Footwear; cushion. Cf. cervical.(post 1400 - ante 1500)
1. hoc cervicarium, a coschyn Gloss. [DMLBS WW (cervicarium) post 1400]
c.f.: bolster, cervical, gobennydd, head-rail, heafodbolster, pillow
L; Primarily Gloss.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Cf. cervical 'cushion, bolster'; parallel formation < cervix 'neck' with suffix -arium.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
Etym Cog:
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