Middle English Dictionary Entry

thun-wonge n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) The temple of the head;—usu. pl.; also, pl. the pulse points in the temples [quots. c1150(?OE) PDidax.(1st) & ?a1500]; (b) ?the cheek; temples and thun-wanges.

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Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. thunwang.