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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Buge, n.¹ Also: bug(gis), bwge, bu(g)ch; buige, bwig(is); bowge, bowgh, bough; budge. [e.m.E. buge, bugge, budge, ME. bugee (1382), -eye (also e.m.E. bogy, ME. bogey, boge), of obscure origin: the early forms indicate two syllables.] Lambskin fur. 1448 Exch. R. V. 299.]
[Pro … foderaturis de pellibus nigris de budge pro una roba pro domino rege 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 135.
For lyning to the saim gowne, a bred [of] bwge Ib. 159.
For lynyng to this gown of buge 1490 Acta Conc. 158/1.
j^c buge and ane half hunder 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 301.
For iij breddis of buggis to a goun of the Kingis 1496 Halyb. 8.
A stek welleis, … ij copill of fustian, … a C bowgh 1498 Ib. 74.
A copill of bough Ib. 171; etc.
A bred of Romynis bowgh 1498–9 Acta Conc. II. 296.
A goune of vellvis lynit with buch 1512 Rentale Dunkeld. 226.
[Purchase of one] lie bred bugch 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 58.
The burges … Byand bessely … buge, bevir, and byce 1524 Reg. Privy S. I. 494/2.
Tua breidis of blak buge 1530 Lindores Chart. 32.
Fowir syed gownis … ane lynit with bwig 1540 Maxwell Mem. I. 409.
Ane gown of rowand rwssat, lynit with blak bwigis 1545–6 Acta Conc. MS. XX. 102.
Ane govn of france broun lynit with Romage buge 1564 Reg. Privy C. I. 308.
Twa ballis of blak furring of buge 1569–70 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 655/2.
Archibald Leyth furriour to ansueir for his furringis, ane of mertrykis, ane of jonettis, and ane of blak budge 1574 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 32.
Ane govne of blak vatit witht veluot and lynit witht blak buge 1596 Fraser P. 227.
Ane manis goune … lynit doun the lappis with budge

b. Attrib. with skin. (ME. boge scyn, 1466.) 1491 Acta Conc. 199/1.
An hundreth bug skinnis 1506 Treas. Acc. III. 48.
For iiij fyne buige skinnis to it [sc. a gown]; … for xij othir buge skinnis to furnis furth the lynyng 1530 Lindores Chart. 33.
xiij bwig skyns, v qhyt cat skyns 1579 Edinb. Test. VII. 116 b.
Ane dosane of budge skynnis 1586 Ib. XVI. 126.
Nyne blak budge skynnis