dust-drenc

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dust-drenc, m.n: a drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust. (DUST-DRENCH / ˈdʌst-ˌdɹɛntʃ)

Tristan drinks love potion while playing chess with Isolde in Arthurian compilation of Micheau Gonnot. France, 1470. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms. fr. 112 (1), f. 239r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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