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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1420
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Pomely, Poumlé, adj. Also: pommill, pombil, pompyll (? altered or ? erroneous forms), [ME and late ME pomely (Chaucer), -lee, pomly, appar. obs. after 1460, OF pomelé (mod. F. pommelé) dappled, f. OF pomel little apple, Pomell n. (Cf. also Pomellé.)] Dappled. Pomely gray, dapple-grey (F. gris pommelé). — c1420 Wynt. iv 217.
Apon a cowrsoure poumle [L. pomely, C. pombil, W. pommill, E.2 pompyll] gray Adressly he sat that day
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