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wanlace
† wanlace Obs. Also 5 wanlas(e, wenlace, 5–6 wanles(s: and see windlass n.1 [a. AF. wanelace, wenelaz (12–13th c.), recorded in the fig. sense ‘deception, fraudulent device’. As the word does not occur in continental Fr., it is not unlikely that it may be a Norman mispronunciation of some native Eng... Oxford English Dictionary
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windlass
▪ I. windlass, n.1 (ˈwɪndləs) Forms: 5 wynlas(s)e, wyndelas, 5–6 wyndlas, 6 -lasse, wynlas, 6–7 windlesse, -lasse, wyndles(se, (also 9) windlace, 6–8 windlas, windles, 7 wyndeles, 7–8 windless, winlace, 8 winlass, 7– windlass. [prob. alteration of windas, of obscure origin. The alleged Icel. vindilá... Oxford English Dictionary
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