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KEY
REGIONFEATURES
FORM Entry-form. Part of speech. Variant spellings. Labels.
ETYMOLOGY Source language(s). Source word(s). Etymological explanation.
DEFINITION Usage label. Text of definition. Notable phrases.
EXAMPLES Date. Author. Title. Manuscript. Text of quotation [with vrr. and sources].

SAMPLE
passaunt adj. Pl. passaunt & passants, (late) passans.
[OF passant adj.]
(a) Of things: transitory; of persons: transient, traveling; as noun: a transient; (b) her. of animals on a shield or coat of arms: in a walking posture; (c) surpassing, great, excellent; ~ and plesing.
(a) c1330(?c1300) Bevis 100/2043: Beues..rod norþ gode spede; Euer a was pasaunt [vr. rydaunt] Til a com to Mombraunt. c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) 23: Theves taken with litell menure..in sute of a straunge man passaunt, as in tyme of feyre. a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501) 57/28: Coueyte noght þinges coruptibles & passant [Ashmole: transitorye; Royal: passyng], þat þou most sone forsake. (b) (a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4) 2.8483: Hector..bare þat day a schelde..With þre lyouns..Of whos colour is made no mencioun, But..Þei wer passaunt. (c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.3 208: Sabyll, iij assys passans of sylvyr. (c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.7 196: iij ottrys passaunt of gold. (c) (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.A.2107: Euery wight that..wolde his thankes han a passant [vrr. passaunte; passing] name Hath preyed that he myghte been of that game. (a1449) Lydg.2 Merch.(Hrl 2255)163: The riche beddyng of swte so weel beseyne, Passaunt and plesyng..for his freend this marchaunt did ordeyne. a1500(?a1450) GRom.247: My ladye the Emperes is weddid this daye, and þerefor ther is a passaunt feste y-made.

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