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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dulcore, -our, n. [ME. dulcoure (c 1450). L. dulcor.] Sweetness. —c1552 Lynd. Mon. 584.
Thare is plentie of all plesouris … , Withouttin dolour [there is] dulcore and delyte a1585 Maitl. Q. lxvi. 73.
The hardest hairt … may be makin soft … be the dulcour feminine
