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chalonicus

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Searchable Lemmata: chalonicus (L).
Alternate Forms: chalonicum.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(adj.) Textile; of chalon (a kind of woollen cloth or frieze originally associated with or produced in Châlons-sur-Marne, France; cf. chalon).(circa 1220)
1. [puella] pannum chalonicum pulchrum et amplum ibedem [sub arbore] extendit Ecclesiastic/Regula. [DMLBS GIR. (Spec. II 11) circa 1220]
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Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, an adjectival form of Latin chalo, chalon 'chalon' (q.v.), thus 'chalonic'; the citation can be understood either as adjective modifying pannum ('chalonic cloth') or substantively ('chalon cloth') with the same fundamental meaning.
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