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conductum

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Searchable Lemmata: conducere (L).
Alternate Forms: conductum, corductum.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a(n.) Manufacture; yarn-reel, yarn-winder, ?spindle; found as a gloss for 'gearnwindan.'(ante 1100)
1. Conductum : gearnwinde. [DOE HlGl (Oliphant) (1508 (C1791))]
L.
Sex: Male, Female    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
1b(n.) Textile; product of a yarn-winder: yarn, cloth or bedding?
L; Primarily Gloss.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical Latin conducere (to lead, muster, guide, etc.).
WF: Derivation
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