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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Persle,) Pearsle, n. (? var. of Percill n. or ? for pearslé, e.m.E. persly, parsely etc., ME. persle, persele, percely (Chaucer), appar. a conflation of percil Percill n. and ME. petrosilye, OE. petersilie, late L. petrosilium: parsley.) —1664 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II. 506.
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