chausembles
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Searchable Lemmata: chausembles (AF).
Alternate Forms: chausemblez.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Footwear;
footwear (plural); in specific uses, hose with leather soles, with or without pointed toes.(circa 1396 ?)
1. Et quant ma femme serrat enseyntee, ele serra seintee de bone seinture, S'il ne soit de soy, il serra de quyre, Moun dage et moun cutelle bien trenchant, la gaigne beal, Espeye et bokeler d'acer fyn ov beal forure et lemel novel ...
botes ou hoseux et boteaux, chausemblez, esporons ...
[AND Man lang ANTS (78+) 1396]
Sex: Male Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Foot, Leg.
Etymological Evidence:
Speculative, From Old French?
WF:
Etym Cog: chaucer.
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