A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1533-1548
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Carcanso(u)n, Carcasyne, n. Also: carcansye. [? from Carcassonne in France.] A stuff used for garments. 1533 Treasurer's Accounts VI. 180.
Deliuerit … to be the King ane galcoit, half elne … carcansonis 1536 Ib. 283.
To be the kingis grace ane galcoit, v quarteris carcransoun [sic] gray 1541 Ib. VIII. 27.
To cover ane sadell to the Kingis grace, thre quarteris carcasyne gray 1547–8 Ib. IX. 141.
To be ane nycht goun to my lorde governoures eldest sone, foure elnis carcansye gray
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