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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1438, 1513
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Canous, Canos, a. Also: canus, cannos, canois. [L. cānus. Cf. Canis n.] Hoary, grey; grey-haired.?1438 Alex. i. 160.
His heid … for grete eild was canous hare 1513 Doug. v. vii. 97.
Or that … eild had thus bysprent My hed … with canus hair 1513 Ib. xii. 144.
The cannos [R. canois] Veste 1513 Ib. vi. v. 12.
Apon his chyn feil cannos harys gray 1513 Ib. x. iv. 76; etc.
In quhite canos soft plumys
