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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1570
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Geroflé, n. [OF. giroflée. Cf. Geraflour.] The gillyflower. —1570 Satirical Poems xv. 13.
Ȝe baselik and jonet flowris, ȝe gerofleis so sweit
