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1.32. éharpe, a scarf (O. F. escharpe, escherpe), is derived from the O. H. 6. scherbe. It meant originally a purse or bag hung round a pilgrim’s neck, then the belt or band from which the purse hung. :

1.33. inconstantes amours. Amour is now generally used in the masculine, except when plural; then it may be either masculine or feminine ; “amour au féminin,” says M. Littré, ‘est un archaïsme.”

P. 39, L 17. comme je les ai vaincus dans Tunis Tunis (L. Tunes), a city built near the spot where Carthage formerly stood. Alphonso completely defeated the king of Tunis in 1427.

L 26. Titus LIvIUS (B. C. 59—A.D. 19), ἃ celebrated Latin historian.

Ῥ. 40, L. 5. fau, scourre (Ὁ. F. fa), from the L. fagellum. It means also a flail.

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