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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Terres cairtis. [? F. or f. as F. terrestre or L. terrestris, f. terra earth and Cart n.2 2 a chart, map or ? Cart n.2 1 a playing card.] ? A map of the world (cf. Cart n.2 2 (b) first quot.) or ? tarot cards (cf. Tarocchi, a kind of playing cardes called tarocks or terestriall triumphs (Florio, see OED s.v. Taroc). — 1573 Treas. Acc. XII 367.
Item j pair of terres cairtis … x s.
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