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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Armourer, Armourare, n. Also: armurer, armoureur, arm-, airmorer; armorar(e, armurar. [ME. armurer (Chaucer), armorere, AF. armurer, OF. armurier, -eur, etc.] An armourer.(a) 1327 Exch. R. I. 62.
Compotum Stephani dicti armurer
Ib. II. 132.
Henrico Armourer
1456 Hay I. 281/27.
A maister armoureur of Paris
1483 Edinb. B. Rec. 47.
Buclar makaris, armoreris
1595 Ib. 137.
Airmorer and maker of corsletts
(b) 1446 Exch. R. V. 223.
Per solucionem factam Thome Armourare
1495 Treas. Acc. I. 264.
To Laurence the armorare
1526 Reg. Privy S. I. 514/2.
That … William Smeithberde … be now maister armorar to us
15.. Clar. ii. 708.
An armurar that was cuning
1603 Treas. Acc. MS. 224 b.
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