chauce1 (s.xii3/4)
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chauce1 (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 2/i,70b calceus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,27a chalce; TL: 2,317 chauce; DEAF:  chauce; DMF:  chausse; TLF:  chausses; OED:  chausses n.; MED:  chaucer n.1; DMLBS: 242c calceus ]
chauche,  chause;  cauce,  cauche;  chalce; 
pl. calches,  chalces,  causches; 
pl. chauces,  chaus,  chaux,  chauz,  caws,  chaces  7674, 
pl. chaunces  i 251, 
pl. chaustez  i 200  

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1costume(pair of) hose: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Chauces ot de samit, taillees a quarters  540
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec caliga: cauche  i 416
( 1308-09 )  vj. peirs de soudlers […] iiij peirs de chaux (var. chaus)  Ed II ii 79
( 1321 )  draz, chauces et soulers  Ed II xxvi 352
( 1364-72 )  trois pairs de chauz et sis pairs de soulers  E101/395/2/242
♦stocking (used as a strainer): 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et puis batre et mettre en une chauche quant le miel sera quit et […] puis coler […]  335.22
♦armourcostumemil.greave: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Une chauses lassa […] aprés ad un hauberk en son dos endosez  532
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  La genoillere od tote la chalce Fist loinz voler en la place  8695
( MS: s.xiii )  caligo: chauce  i 147
2costumefootwearboot, shoe: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  calceis: (D) chaucez(var. de soudlers (R)MS: s.xiii1; soulers (J)MS: s.xiii1)  241
(TBD)  calce: chauz, cauce, caws  ii 144
3anat.heel: 
( MS: s.xiii )  calx: chause  ii 118
chauce lacee
1costumefootwearlaced shoe, boot: 
( MS: s.xiii )  calceis laqueatis: chauces lacees  ii 119
chauce de fer
1armourcostumemil.greave: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Chauces avra de fer ke toli a un jaan  1419
( c.1185 )  Calces de fer ad  4581
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Unes chauces de fer ad chaucees  3859
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec ocrea, cauche de fer  i 413
aver le coer en la chauce
1fig.to be a coward: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Il n’out pas le quer en la chauce  8528
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