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delphin (iou)



delphin noun & adjective. ME.
[Latin delphin, -inus: see DOLPHIN. Cf. also DAUPHIN.]
A. noun.
= DOLPHIN 1. ME-M17.
The dauphin. Only in LME.
b. adjective. (D-.) [Latin phr. ad usum Delphini.] Designating or pertaining to an edition of Latin classics prepared 'for the use of the dauphin', son of Louis XIV of France. Cf. earlier DAUPHIN adjective. L18.