A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Artist, n. [F. artiste, L. artista; also e.m.E. artist (late 16th c.).] ? An alchemist. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii. 6.
Astrologis, artistis, and oratouris