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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1637
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Chamlet, Chamlot, n. Also: chamlett, -lete, -lat (chawmlat), -lott; chamblet(t, -lot; champlet(t, -lat; chamnet; schamlot. [ME. chamlett, -lyt (c 1400), chamblet, reduced f. chamelet Chamelet; cf. Camlet.] Camlet.(a) c 1450 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 196.
Item, of reid chamlat … for the Rud Altar c 1450 Ib.
Item, of reid chawmlat … for the Holie Spiritis altar 1473 Treasurer's Accounts I. 14.
Chamlotis for his [the king's] persone 1473 Ib.
A gowne of chamlot 1473 Ib.
x elne … of blew chamlot of silk 1559 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 39.
Grein chamlot of silk 1562 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 151.
Thre elnis of turkie chamlot 1566 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 52.
vi elnis of reid chamlot 1566 Ib. 110.
Chamlot of silk to be ane wilicote 1592 Edinburgh Testaments XXIV. 213 b.
My frenche blak gowne lynnit with chamlot in the breistis 1597 Halyburton's Ledger p. cxiii.
Chamlat of silk the stik thairofattrib. 1581 Edinburgh Testaments X. 180.
Scho leuis hir cloik & chamlot goun of silk to Margarot Lander(b) 1494 Treasurer's Accounts I. 232.
To thare doublatis, ix ellis of chamlete 1495 Ib. 233.
viij ellis of chamlet, rede and quhite, to be ilkain of thame a liffray pe 1498 Halyb. 180.
A stek gren chamlet 1540 Maxwell Mem. I. 409.
Ane payr chemyrris of tanny chamlet 1546 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 236.
Ane dowblet of new blak chamlet 1551 Treasurer's Accounts X. 29.
vii elnis reid unwatterit chamlett to be ane patycoit to my Lady 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 201.
Silkis, worsattis, … chamlettis, Holland clayth, serge [etc.] 1569 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 672/1.
Tua coitis, the ane of reid, and the vther of reid chamlet 1579 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 115.
Ane govne of fyne blak chamlett of silk of cierge 1591 Fam. Rose 281.
Ane blak chamlett of silk goun 1604 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 31.
vj quarteris of lynnyng to lyne the sleivis of the chamlet of silk goun 1637 Edinburgh Testaments LVIII. 87 b.
Ane stand of blak chamlet of silkattrib. 1609 Wemyss of Bogie MSS.
Twa pair of bed hanges and chamlett coverings with pandis of velvit(c) c 1555 Crail Ch. Reg. 64.
Two caippis of blew chamblet 1591 Edinburgh Testaments XXIII. 263.
Thrie cloikis, tua thairof blak and ane vther of chamblot of silk 1618 Ib. L. 163 b.
Tua steikis blak Frenche chamblit of silk 1637 Ib. LVIII. 72 b.
Ane steik of cours chamblett(d) 1543 Treasurer's Accounts VIII. 175.
Twa gownis of variant champlet to twa of the gentill wemen 1547 Ib. IX. 68.
Ane steik of unwatterit champlat 1548 Ib. 159.
xj elnis champlat to be … ane goun 1573 Reg. Privy C. II. 270.
Ane gowne of blak champlott silk begareit with velvot(e)1568 Fleming Q. Mary 512.
Ane goun of chamnet of silk(f)1476 Acts Lords Auditors 55/2.
Twa stikis of blak schamlot
