cȳpe

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cȳpe, f.n: basket. (KUE-puh / ˈkyː-pə)

Medieval manuscript image of two monkeys in a large basket on the back of a man leaning on a walking stick.
Arthurian romances; France, 1290-1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 66v. [collections.library.yale.edu]

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