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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Lapidar, n.1 [ME. (Chaucer) and OF. lapidaire, ME. also lapydary, L. lapidārium.] A treatise on precious stones, a lapidary. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxviii. 2.
Qwa wil the vertu wyt of stanis, In the lapidar ma fynd [etc.]
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