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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1515
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Fenȝeour, n. [Var. of Fenȝear.] One who feigns. — c1515 Asloan MS I. 191/15.
Suppos fenȝeouris sayis this Arthour did gret cruelte in diuers landis c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii. 39.
Fenȝeouris, fleichouris, and flatteraris
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