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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456, 1590
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Flematyke, Flemmatyk, a. [Var. of Flegmatic a. In e.m.E. flemytycke (1542).] Phlegmatic. — 1456 Hay II. 144/28.
Gif a man be corssy and flemmatyk c1590 Fowler I. 373.
The persons that are flematyke
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