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tigrus

1 tigrus v. tigris
2 tigrus [CL tigris; cf. CL tigrinus] 1 (in spurious compar. form) more tigerish. hujusmodi ludicra sunt et ab operibus auctenticis eliminantur. in hujusmodi doctrine exemplum Johannes de Hanvilla hunc versum composuit: ‘petrior est petra, tygre tygrior, ydrior ydra’. visa tamen doctrina abradi jussit et hunc apponi: ‘ydra, tygris, petra plus ydra, tigre, petra’ Gerv. Melkley AV 97. 2 (of animal) that has a streaked coat, brindle, or ? f. l. c1289 cepit unum leporarium tig' [sic MS] (TR Forest Proc.) SelPlForest 150 (cf. (ib.) ib.: cum leporariis quorum unus tig' [MS: nig'] et alter falvus; Thoroton Soc. XXI 136n: cum duobus leporariis, uno nigro et alio falvo ruffo).

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