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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Callicut, Calicut, n. [e.m.E. Callicut (cloth), from Calicut in India.] C. claith = Callico. —1541 (July) Lett. James V to Hen. VIII.
ix peces of callicutt claith pertenyng to ane William Blaky in Leith 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 147.
Tua ellis ane quarter of calicut claytht

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