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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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(Pir-,) Pyralide, n. (L. pyralis, gen. -idis, Gk. πυραλίς, a winged insect that was supposed to live in fire.) — a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xvii. 41.
His pain wes lyk the pyralide, A beist in birning that does breid
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